Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY (BUDGET AND OTHER MEASURES) LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1993 No. 121, 1993 - SECT 25

25. After Division 4 of Part 2.13A of the Principal Act the following
Divisions are inserted in Part 2.13A:

"Division 5-Job search allowance recipients Payment to a job search allowance
recipient who has not turned 18

"665Q. A person is qualified for an education entry payment under this section
if:

   (a)  the person has not turned 18; and

   (b)  either:

        (i)    the Secretary is satisfied that the person intends to enrol in
               a full-time course of education that is an approved course
               under the AUSTUDY or ABSTUDY scheme; or

        (ii)   the person is enrolled in such a course; and

   (c)  immediately before the person commences the course of education the
        person:

        (i)    is receiving job search allowance; and

        (ii)   has been registered for at least 12 months by the CES in an
               allowance category as being unemployed; and

   (d)  the person ceases to be qualified for job search allowance because the
        person commences the course of education; and

   (e)  the person has not, within the last 12 months, received a payment
        under this Part. Amount of section 665Q payment

"665R. The amount of an education entry payment under section 665Q is $200.00.
Need for a claim

"665S. A person is not qualified for an education entry payment under section
665Q unless:

   (a)  the person makes a claim for the payment; and

   (b)  the claim is in writing and in a form approved by the Secretary. Claim
        may be withdrawn

"665T.(1) A claimant for an education entry payment under this Division, or a
person on behalf of a claimant, may withdraw a claim that has not been
determined.

"(2) A claim that is withdrawn is taken not to have been made.

"(3) A withdrawal may be made orally or in writing.

"Division 6-Newstart allowance recipients Payment to a newstart allowance
recipient

"665U. A person is qualified for an education entry payment under this section
if:

   (a)  either:

        (i)    the Secretary is satisfied that the person intends to enrol in
               a full-time course of education that is an approved course
               under the AUSTUDY or ABSTUDY scheme; or

        (ii)   the person is enrolled in such a course; and

   (b)  immediately before commencing the course of education the person is
        receiving newstart allowance; and

   (c)  the person ceases to be qualified for a newstart allowance because the
        person commences the course of education; and

   (d)  the person has not, within the last 12 months, received a payment
        under this Part. Amount of section 665U payment

"665V. The amount of an education entry payment under section 665U is $200.00.
Need for a claim

"665W. A person is not qualified for an education entry payment under section
665U unless:

   (a)  the person makes a claim for the payment; and

   (b)  the claim is in writing and in a form approved by the Secretary. Claim
        may be withdrawn

"665X.(1) A claimant for an education entry payment under this Division, or a
person on behalf of a claimant, may withdraw a claim that has not been
determined.

"(2) A claim that is withdrawn is taken not to have been made.

"(3) A withdrawal may be made orally or in writing.".