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AUSTUDY REGULATIONS 1990


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   1.      Name of these Regulations  
   2.      When do these Regulations come into effect?  
   3.      Summary of requirements  
   4.      Citizenship  
   5.      Age  
   6.      Approved courses of study  
   7.      When is AUSTUDY payable from? 1  
   8.      When is AUSTUDY payable to?  
   9.      Is AUSTUDY paid for the long vacation? 1  
   10.     Is AUSTUDY paid for vacations during the year?  
   11.     Is AUSTUDY paid during illness?  
   12.     Is AUSTUDY paid during a change in course or institution?  
   13.     Do assets affect AUSTUDY?  
   14.     What is included in assets?  
   15.     What is excluded from assets? (a) principal home  
   16.     What is excluded from assets? (b) items for use by disabled people 1  
   17.     What is excluded from assets? (c) debts on assets  
   18.     What is excluded from assets? (d) unreceivable assets  
   19.     How are business assets treated?  
   20.     Evidence of value of assets  
   21.     Excluded: (a) students getting other Commonwealth assistance  
   22.     Excluded: (b) students getting certain pensions and allowances  
   23.     Excluded: (c) students with training agreements  
   24.     Excluded: (d) students in prison  
   25.     Excluded: (e) students taking correspondence courses while overseas  
   26.     The two categories: general and adult  
   27.     Where can secondary students study?  
   28.     Different levels of secondary courses  
   29.     Workload: (a) secondary students attending school  
   30.     Workload: (b) secondary students studying at other institutions or by correspondence  
   31.     Progress: (a) secondary students with previous tertiary study  
   32.     Progress: (b) adult students repeating secondary study  
   33.     Where can tertiary students study?  
   34.     Workload: tertiary students  
   35.     Workload: normal amount of full-time work  
   36.     Workload: concession - academic and vocational reasons 1  
   37.     How is a student's academic progress calculated?  
   38.     Levels of tertiary courses  
   39.     Overseas study 1  
   40.     Progress: (a) to a second or later year 1  
   41.     Progress: (b) minimum time 1  
   42.     Progress: (c) completed course of the same level 1  
   43.     Progress: (d) combined courses 1, 2  
   44.     Progress: (e) completed work in a higher course 1  
   45.     Progress: (f) postgraduate study 1  
   46.     Progress: (g) honours year and Master's qualifying course 1  
   47.     Progress: concession (a) previous course needed to enter present course  
   48.     Progress: concession (b) illness and circumstances beyond control  
   49.     Progress: concession (c) short TAFE courses  
   50.     Progress: concession (d) study more than 10 years ago  
   51.     Progress: concession (e) study in Australia for a non-approved course  
   52.     There are special rules for students with disabilities  
   53.     Students with disabilities: workload  
   54.     Students with disabilities: previous year's study 1  
   55.     Students with disabilities: total length of study 1  
   56.     Use the AUSTUDY application form  
   57.     Who else must sign the form?  
   58.     Time limit for applying  
   59.     Date when documents are lodged  
   60.     Kinds of living allowance  
   61.     What is the maximum living allowance?  
   62.     How is a student's living allowance worked out?  
   63.     Who gets the special living allowance?  
   64.     Is there an allowance for a spouse?  
   65.     Only one amount of living allowance can be paid  
   66.     Is there a minimum rate of allowance?  
   67.     Who gets the independent rate?  
   68.     Independent student: (a) age  
   69.     Independent student: (b) marriage  
   70.     Independent student: (c) has a dependent child  
   71.     Independent student: (d) periods in the workforce  
   72.     Independent student: (e) orphan  
   73.     Independent student: (f) parents cannot exercise responsibilities  
   74.     Independent student: (g) homelessness  
   75.     Independent student: (h) refugee  
   76.     Independent student: (i) ward  
   77.     Who gets the away-from-home living allowance?  
   78.     Isolated student: (a) the parents' principal home is isolated  
   79.     Isolated student: (b) frequent changes of home  
   80.     Isolated student: (c) special courses of study  
   81.     Isolated student: (d) disability  
   82.     How does a student's income affect living allowance?  
   83.     What is student income? 1  
   84.     When does the parental income test apply?  
   85.     Whose income is taken into account?  
   86.     What is the parental income?  
   87.     What are the deductions for children?  
   88.     How does parental income affect living allowance?  
   89.     Concession to the parental income test: (a) for brother or sister  
   90.     Concession to the parental income test: (b) fall in income  
   91.     Concession to the parental income test: (c) pensions and allowances  
   92.     Concession to the parental income test: (d) students in State care 1  
   93.     When does the spouse income test apply?  
   94.     What is the spouse's income?  
   95.     How does the spouse's income affect living allowance?  
   96.     Concession to the spouse's income test: (a) fall in income  
   97.     Concession to the spouse's income test: (b) pensions and allowances  
   98.     Can students with pensions get AUSTUDY? 1  
   99.     Who can get fares allowance?  
   100.    What journeys is the fare allowance paid for?  
   101.    How much is the fares allowance?  
   102.    Is there a time limit for claiming fares allowance?  
   103.    Agreement to the Student Assistance Review Tribunal sitting with two members  
   104.    Can the Student Assistance Review Tribunal summon witnesses?  
   105.    Can the Student Assistance Review Tribunal take evidence on oath or affirmation?  
   106.    Obligations of witnesses  
   107.    Allowances to witnesses  
   108.    Insufficient information or evidence  
   109.    What changes in circumstances must the Department be told about?  
   110.    How is the Department to be told about changes in circumstances?  
   111.    Statements about income etc  
   112.    What is the official status of notes?  
   113.    Definitions  
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