Student Assistance Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)
REGULATIONS UNDER THE STUDENT ASSISTANCE ACT 1973*
I,
THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice
of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under
the
Dated this third day of November 1977.
John R. Kerr
Governor-General
By His Excellency’s Command,
Minister of State for Education
AMENDMENTS OF THE STUDENT ASSISTANCE REGULATIONS
“ 4. For the purposes of the
definition of ‘ advanced education institution ’ in section 5 of the Act, each
of the educational institutions specified in Schedule 1 to these Regulations or
in Schedule 2 to the
“ E is the number of days during which the first-mentioned person incurred those losses and outgoings in respect of which those deductions were so allowable ”.
* Notified in the
Statutory Rules 1974, No. 179 as amended by Statutory Rules 1974, Nos. 235 and 258; 1975, Nos. 136, 203 and 219; 1976, Nos. 92, 121, 286, 287, 292 and 293; and 1977, No. 147.
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“ E is the number of days during which the first-mentioned person incurred those losses and outgoings in respect of which those deductions were so allowable ”.
4. Regulation 46 of the Student Assistance Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (3) “ E is the number of days in the period of 12 months ending on that 30 June ” and substituting:
“ E is the number of days during which the first-mentioned person incurred those losses and outgoings in respect of which those deductions were so allowable ”.
“ E is the number of days during which the first-mentioned person incurred those losses and outgoings in respect of which those deductions were so allowable ”.
(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (7) “ sub-regulation (8) ” and substituting “ sub-regulations (8) and (9) ”; and
(b) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:
“ (9) Sub-regulation (7) does not apply in respect of benefit or assistance, referred to in that sub-regulation, granted or awarded to an applicant in respect of—
(a) expense incurred, by the applicant in connexion with his post-graduate course other than expense in respect of which an allowance is payable under regulation 70, 71, 72, 73 or 74;
(b) expense incurred by the applicant by reason that it is impracticable for him to reside at his permanent home while undertaking his postgraduate course; or
(c) research, educational studies or vocational training undertaken by the applicant outside Australia.”.
“ (b) if sub-regulation (1) does not apply to the holder and the holder is a woman—
(i) who has a spouse who is a holder; and
(ii) who is not living separately and apart from her spouse,
and a child is dependent on the woman or her spouse—the amount ascertained in accordance with the formula—
where—
A is $4,000; and
B is an amount calculated on the basis of $390 for each such child;”.
(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1) “ amounts paid ” and substituting “ expenses incurred ”; and
(b) by inserting in sub-regulation (1) “ or liability for payment ” after “ payment ”.
(2) The amendments of the Student Assistance Regulations effected by regulations 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9 apply in relation to the grant of student assistance to which the Act applies in respect of a period commencing on or after 1 January 1977.
(2) Notwithstanding regulations 4 and 5, where in respect of the year that commenced on 1 January 1977 the amount of benefit under Tertiary Education Assistance that would have been payable in respect of a person by virtue of the Student Assistance Regulations if regulations 4 and 5 had not come into operation exceeds the amount of benefit under Tertiary Education Assistance payable in respect of the person in respect of that year by virtue of the Student Assistance Regulations as amended by these Regulations, there is payable in respect of the person an amount equal to the amount of the excess.
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