Commonwealth Numbered Acts Commonwealth Numbered ActsAuthorisation of initial payment
(1) The Secretary must authorise the payment of subsidy to a person if subsidy becomes payable to the person under subsection 28(1).
Note: An authorisation under this subsection may be revoked under section 44. In certain circumstances related to membership of the Reserves, the authorisation may be varied under section 45.
(2) The Secretary:
(a) must refuse to authorise the payment of subsidy to a person under subsection (1) if subsidy has not become payable to the person under subsection 28(1); and
(b) despite subsection (1), may refuse to authorise the payment of subsidy to a person under that subsection if, in relation to a previous entitlement period:
(i) the person failed to comply with section 42 (which deals with the disclosure of changes of circumstances); or
(ii) the Secretary has revoked an authorisation of the payment of subsidy to the person under section 44.
Note: Part 5 provides for the administrative review of a decision to refuse to authorise the payment of subsidy.
Authorisation of continuing monthly payments
(3) The Secretary must (on a monthly basis) authorise the continued payment of monthly subsidy to a person while subsidy continues to be payable to the person under subsection 28(3).
Note: Monthly subsidy is paid to the subsidised borrower's loan provider on a monthly basis (by a payment into the borrower's subsidised loan account for the borrower's benefit) under Division 4.
(4) The Secretary must refuse to authorise the continued payment of monthly subsidy to a person if subsidy stops being payable to the person under section 36.
Note: Part 5 provides for the administrative review of a decision to refuse to authorise the continued payment of monthly subsidy.