AUSTUDY Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1998No. 71 1

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AUSTUDY Regulations2 (Amendment)

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Student and Youth Assistance Act 1973.

Dated 28 April 1998.

 WILLIAM DEANE

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

CHRISTOPHER ELLISON

Minister for Schools, Vocational Education and Training

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1.   Commencement

1.1   These Regulations (except subregulations 3.2 and 3.3, regulation 5 and subregulations 6.2, 7.1 and 8.2) are taken to have commenced on 1 December 1997.

1.2   Subregulations 3.2 and 3.3, regulation 5 and subregulations 6.2, 7.1 and 8.2 commence on gazettal.

2.   Amendment

2.1   The AUSTUDY Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

3.   Regulation 12G (Application of Division)

3.1   Paragraph 12G (1) (b):

Omit the paragraph, substitute:

• “(b)

  while the parent or spouse of the student receives exceptional circumstances relief payment; or”.

3.2   Paragraph 12G (1) (b):

Omit “payment; or”, substitute “payment.”.

3.3   Paragraph 12G (1) (c):

Omit the paragraph.

3.4   Subregulation 12G (2):

Omit the subregulation, substitute:

 “(2)For paragraph (1) (b), if, in a year of study, a parent’s or spouse’s entitlement to exceptional circumstances relief payment ends, the parent or spouse is taken to receive the payment until the end of the year.

 “(3) In these Regulations:

exceptional circumstances relief payment means:

• (a)

  exceptional circumstances relief payment under the Farm Household Support Act 1992; or

• (b)

  drought relief payment under that Act as in force immediately before the commencement of the Farm Household Support Amendment (Restart and Exceptional Circumstances) Act 1997.”.

4.   Regulation 18A (What is excluded from assets? (e) farm assets in an “exceptional circumstances drought affected area”)

4.1   Omit the regulation, substitute:

What is excluded from assets:

(e) farm assets

 “18A. (1)Subregulation (2) applies to a person who has farm assets in an exceptional circumstances area.

 “(2) The person’s assets do not include the farm assets until the end of the year in which:

• (a)

  the exceptional circumstances recovery period (if any) for the area ends; or

• (b)

  if there is no exceptional circumstances recovery period for the area—the area ceases to be an exceptional circumstances area.

 “(3) In this regulation:

exceptional circumstances area means an area stated in writing by the Minister for Primary Industries and Energy to be an exceptional circumstances area.

exceptional circumstances recovery period, for an exceptional circumstances area, means the period (if any) stated in writing by the Minister of Primary Industries and Energy to be an exceptional circumstances recovery period for the area.

farm assets includes:

• (a)

  land, buildings, plant, equipment and vehicles used primarily for farming; and

• (b)

  crops and livestock.”.

5.   Regulation 22 (Excluded: (b) students getting certain pensions and allowances)

5.1   Subregulation 22 (2):

After paragraph 22 (2) (b), insert:

• “; or (c)

  farm support.”.

5.2   Add at the end:

 “(6) In these Regulations:

farm support means:

(a) exceptional circumstances relief payment; or

(b)

restart income support under the Farm Household Support Act 1992.”.

6.   Regulation 91 (Concession to the parental income test: (c) pensions and allowances)

6.1   Paragraph 91 (1) (ac):

Omit the paragraph, substitute:

• “(ac)

  farm support; or”.

6.2   Paragraph 91 (1) (c):

Omit the paragraph.

6.3   Subregulation 91 (1AA):

Omit the subregulation, substitute:

 “(1AA)For paragraph (1) (ac), if, in a year of study, a parent’s entitlement to farm support that is exceptional circumstances relief payment ends, the parent is taken to receive the payment until the end of the year.”.

7.   Regulation 97 (Concession to the spouse’s income test: (b) pensions and allowances)

7.1   Paragraph 97 (1) (ba):

Omit the paragraph.

7.2   Paragraph 97 (1) (bb):

Omit the paragraph, substitute:

• “(bb)

  farm support; or”.

7.3   Subregulation 97 (1AA):

Omit the subregulation, substitute:

 “(1AA)For paragraph (1) (bb), if, in a year of study, a spouse’s entitlement to farm support that is exceptional circumstances relief payment ends, the spouse is taken to receive the payment until the end of the year.”.

8.   Regulation 113 (Definitions)

8.1   Subregulation 113 (1) (Index):

Insert in the appropriate alphabetical position determined on a letter‑by-letter basis:

“exceptional circumstances relief payment..............................................12G (3)”.

8.2   Subregulation 113 (1) (Index):

Insert in the appropriate alphabetical position determined on a letter‑by-letter basis:

“farm support.........................................22 (6)”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 28 April 1998.

2. Statutory Rules 1990 No. 443 as amended by 1991 No. 480; 1992 Nos. 24 and 399; 1993 No. 367; 1994 Nos. 13, 91 and 409; 1995 Nos. 132 and 393 (disallowed by the Senate on 10 September 1996); 1996 Nos. 21, 245, 246, 261 and 275; 1997 Nos. 83, 159, 187, 302, 323, 341 and 373; 1998 No. 33.