Commonwealth Numbered Acts

STUDENT ASSISTANCE AMENDMENT ACT (No. 2) 1989 No. 171, 1989 - SECT 5

5. Section 5 of the Principal Act is amended:
(a) by omitting from subsection (1) the definition of "overpayment";

   (b)  by inserting in subsection (1) the following definitions:

" 'current special educational assistance scheme' means:

   (a)  the Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme; or

   (b)  the ABSTUDY Scheme (also known as the Aboriginal Study Assistance
        Scheme); or

   (c)  the Aboriginal Overseas Study Assistance Scheme;
'former special educational assistance scheme' means:

   (a)  the former Aboriginal Secondary Assistance Scheme; or

   (b)  the former Adult Secondary Education Assistance Scheme; or

   (c)  the former Secondary Allowances Scheme;
'late payment charge' means an amount payable to the Commonwealth under any of
the following provisions:

   (a)  section 30C;

   (b)  subsection 246 (3), or any other prescribed provision, of the Social
        Security Act 1947;

   (c)  subsection 205 (5), or any other prescribed provision, of the
        Veterans'  Entitlements Act 1986 ;

   (d)  subsection 55A (5), or any other prescribed provision, of the Seamen's
        War Pensions and Allowances Act 1940;
'prescribed educational scheme overpayment' means an amount paid under a
prescribed education scheme that should not have been paid;
'Social Security or Veterans' legislation overpayment' means:

   (a)  an amount paid under the Social Security Act 1947 :

        (i)    that should not have been paid; or

        (ii)   that was paid solely because of a decision under subsection 136
               (2A) of that Act; or

   (b)  an amount paid under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 or the
        Seamen's War Pensions and Allowances Act 1940 that should not have
        been paid;
'special educational assistance scheme overpayment' means an amount paid under
a current special educational assistance scheme, or a former special
educational assistance scheme, that should not have been paid;
'student assistance overpayment' means an amount paid under this Act that
should not have been paid;".