Austudy Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1997No. 187 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 30 June 1997.

 WILLIAM DEANE

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

AMANDA VANSTONE

Minister for Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs

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1.   Commencement

1.1   These Regulations commence on 1 July 1997.

2.   Amendment

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

3.   Regulation 87 (What are the deductions for children?)

3.1   Subregulation 87 (1):

Omit all the words before paragraph (a), substitute:

“(1) The deductions for children are available for a child (except the student) who:”.

3.2   Paragraph 87 (1) (a):

Omit “a parent”, substitute “the parent, or parents, of the student”.

3.3   Subregulation 87 (2):

Omit all the words before paragraph (a), substitute:

“(2)The amount of a deduction for a child for whom a deduction under subregulation (2A) is not available is:”.

3.4   After subregulation 87 (2), insert:

“(2A) In respect of the application for AUSTUDY of a tertiary student who qualifies for the away-from-home living allowance, the amount of the deduction for each other child who is a tertiary student who qualifies for that allowance is $7,400.”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 1 July 1997.

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 in the Senate on 10 September 1996); 1996 Nos. 21, 245, 246, 261 and 275; 1997 Nos. 83 and 159.