Statutory Rules
1979 No.
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 Student Assistance Act 1973.
Dated this twentieth day of December, 1979.
ZELMAN COWEN
Governor-General
By His Excellency’s Command,
Minister of State for Education
AMENDMENTS OF THE STUDENT ASSISTANCE REGULATIONS†
Living allowance—student deemed to be of independent status
1. Regulation 41 of the Student Assistance Regulations is amended by omitting paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (5) and substituting the following paragraph:
“(b) in receipt of income—
(i) consisting of any amount paid under the Social Services Act (other than child endowment paid under Part VI of that Act) or the Repatriation Act 1920;
(ii) from investment, at a rate exceeding $1,000 per year; or
(iii) from other sources, at a rate exceeding $10 per week,”.
Living allowance
2. Regulation 70 of the Student Assistance Regulations is amended by omitting paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (1) and substituting the following paragraph:
* Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 18 December, 1978
† Statutory Rules 1974 No. 179 as amended to date. For previous amendment see footnote † to Statutory Rules 1979 No. 139 and see also Statutory Rules 1979 Nos. 139, 216.
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“(b) the spouse of the holder is not in receipt of income—
(i) consisting of living allowance by way of educational assistance;
(ii) consisting of any amount paid under the Social Services Act (other than child endowment paid under Part VI of that Act) or the Repatriation Act 1920;
(iii) from investment, at a rate exceeding $1,000 per year; or
(iv) from other sources, at a rate exceeding $10 per week,” .
Notice to be given of certain matters in relation to a grantee
3. Regulation 85 of the Student Assistance Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraph (n) of sub-regulation (1) “any income” and substituting “ income of the kind referred to in paragraph 41 (5) (b)” .
Notice to be given of certain matters in relation to the holder of an award
4. Regulation 86 of the Student Assistance Regulations is amended, by omitting from paragraph (i) of sub-regulation (1) “any income from a business or profession in which the spouse is engaged or from employment” and substituting “ income of the kind referred to in paragraph 70 (1) (b)” .
Application
5. The amendments of the Student Assistance Regulations effected by these Regulations apply in relation to the payment of living, allowance in respect of any period commencing on or after 1 January 1980.
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