Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SOCIAL SERVICES AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (2014 BUDGET MEASURES NO. 6) ACT 2014 (NO. 122, 2014) - SCHEDULE 8

Social Security Act 1991

1  At the end of section 592K

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Person's place of study is in a major city location

             (6)  Despite section 592J, a person is not qualified for a relocation scholarship payment if:

                     (a)  at the person's qualification time, the person is not independent (see section 1067A); and

                     (b)  at the person's qualification time, the person is required to live away from home (see section 1067D); and

                     (c)  on the day the person started to undertake the course referred to in paragraph 592J(d), the home of each parent of the person was in a major city location; and

                     (d)  at the person's qualification time, the person's place of study, worked out in accordance with an instrument in force under subsection (8), is in a major city location.

Note:          For parent see subsection 5(1) and for major city location see subsection (9).

             (7)  Despite section 592J, a person is not qualified for a relocation scholarship payment if:

                     (a)  at the person's qualification time, the person is independent because of subsection 1067A(3), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9) or (11); and

                     (b)  on the day 6 months before the person started to undertake the course referred to in paragraph 592J(d), the person's usual place of residence was in a major city location; and

                     (c)  at the person's qualification time, the person's place of study, worked out in accordance with an instrument in force under subsection (8), is in a major city location.

Note:          For major city location see subsection (9).

             (8)  The Secretary may, by legislative instrument, make principles that must be complied with when working out a person's place of study at a particular time.

             (9)  In this section:

"major city location" means a location categorised as one of the Major Cities of Australia, under the Remoteness Structure as defined in subsection 1067A(10F).

2  Application provision

The amendment made by this Schedule applies in relation to working out whether a person is qualified for a relocation scholarship payment at a time on or after the commencement of this Schedule (regardless of whether the person qualified for a relocation scholarship payment at a time before that commencement).