Commonwealth Scholarships and Awards Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES

1972 No.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE EDUCATION ACT 1945-1966.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Education Act 1945-1966.

Dated this twenty-third day of March, 1972

Paul Hasluck

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Education and Science.

 

Amendments of the Commonwealth Scholarships and Awards Regulations 

Travel Allowances.

1. Regulation 11 of the Commonwealth Scholarships and Awards Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “reimbursement of the amount paid by the student for fares for” and inserting in their stead the words “an allowance in respect of the cost to the student of”;

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (1a.) the words “reimbursement of the amount paid by the student for fares for” and inserting in their stead the words “an allowance in respect of the cost to the student of”;

(c) by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the word “reimbursed” and inserting in their stead the words “of the allowance granted”; and

(d) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—

“(5.) An allowance is payable under this regulation whether a student travels by rail or by another means of transport.”.

Amount of allowance— ordinary scholarships.

2. Regulation 13 of the Commonwealth Scholarships and Awards Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (3a.) the words “Five thousand six hundred dollars” (wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the words “Six thousand two hundred dollars”; and

(b) by omitting from that paragraph the words “Two thousand eight hundred dollars” and inserting in their stead the words “Three thousand one hundred dollars”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 1972.

  Statutory Rules 1951, No. 9, as amended by Statutory Rules 1956, No. 26; 1957, No. 61; 1958, No. 8; 1959, No. 67; 1960, No. 80; 1961, No. 58; 1962, No. 38; 1964, No. 159; 1966, Nos. 3 and 182; 1967, No. 162; 1969, No. 20; 1970, No. 52; and 1971, No. 53.

11492/72—Price 5c 9/17.2.1972

 

Amount of allowance— mature age scholarships.

3. Regulation 14 of the Commonwealth Scholarships and Awards Regulations is amended by omitting paragraphs (b) and (c) of sub-regulation (8.) and inserting in their stead the following paragraphs:—

“(b) an allowance payable in this Division shall be disregarded;

(c) money received by the student from employment in the long vacation shall be disregarded; and

(d) if the spouse of the student is a full-time student at a University or approved institution—money received by the spouse from employment in the long vacation shall be disregarded.”.

The Schedule.

4.—(1.) Part I. of the Schedule to the Commonwealth Scholarships and Awards Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following paragraphs:—

“(e) in a post-graduate course of studies undertaken in order to qualify for admission to a course for a degree of Master”; and

“(f) in a course in the practice of the profession of barrister or solicitor, or both, undertaken after qualifying for the degree of Bachelor of Laws and before admission to practice as a barrister or solicitor or both.”.

(2.) Part II. of the Schedule to the Commonwealth Scholarships and Awards Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following paragraph:—

“(2.) Students enrolled at auniversity in a post-graduate course of studies for admission to a course for a Master’s degree.”.

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