Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1992 No. 454 AUSTUDY-ABSTUDY SUPPLEMENT REGULATIONS - REG 3

3. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:

"ABSTUDY" means benefits under the ABSTUDY scheme (also known as the
Aboriginal Study Assistance Scheme);

"Act" means the Student Assistance Act 1973;

"adjusted parental income" means:

   (a)  in relation to AUSTUDY - the parental income worked out in accordance
        with the parental income test in Part 5 of Chapter 4 of the AUSTUDY
        Regulations; and

   (b)  in relation to ABSTUDY - the parental income worked out in accordance
        with the parental income test under the ABSTUDY scheme;

"AUSTUDY" means benefits under the AUSTUDY scheme established by Part 2 of the
Student Assistance Act 1973;

"category 1 student" means a student who qualifies, or but for Part 4A of the
Student Assistance Act 1973 would qualify, to receive a living allowance,
dependent spouse allowance or pensioner education allowance under the AUSTUDY
or ABSTUDY scheme;

"category 2 student" means a student:

   (a)  whose parents' adjusted parental income is too high to allow the
        student to qualify for a living allowance, dependent spouse allowance
        or pensioner education supplement; and

   (b)  who would, but for the fact that his or her parents' adjusted parental
        income is too high, qualify to receive a living allowance,
        dependent spouse allowance or a pensioner education supplement; and

   (c)  whose parents' adjusted parental income is lower than the amount
        prescribed under regulation 7;

"dependent spouse allowance" means:

   (a)  in relation to ABSTUDY-dependent spouse allowance under the ABSTUDY
        scheme;

   (b)  in relation to AUSTUDY-dependent spouse allowance under regulation 64
        of the AUSTUDY regulations;

"grant eligibility period" means:

   (a)  in relation to a category 1 student-the period in a year during which
        a living allowance, dependent spouse allowance or
        pensioner education supplement is payable;

   (b)  in relation to a category 2 student-the period in a year during which:

        (i)    a living allowance, dependent spouse allowance or pensioner
               education supplement would be payable if the student were not
               disqualified from receiving the benefit only because of his or
               her parents' adjusted parental income; and

        (ii)   his or her parents' adjusted parental income is lower than the
               amount prescribed under regulation 7;

"living allowance" means:

   (a)  in relation to ABSTUDY-living allowance under the ABSTUDY scheme but
        does not include the dependent spouse allowance; and

   (b)  in relation to AUSTUDY-living allowance under Part 1 of Chapter 4 of
        the AUSTUDY Regulations but does not include the
        dependent spouse allowance under regulation 64 of the AUSTUDY
        Regulations;

"pensioner education supplement" means:

   (a)  in relation to ABSTUDY-pensioner education supplement under the
        ABSTUDY scheme; and

   (b)  in relation to AUSTUDY-pensioner education supplement under
        subregulation 98 (2) of the AUSTUDY Regulations;

"short course" means a course that lasts for 30 weeks (including vacations) or
less ;

"supplement eligibility period" means:

   (a)  in relation to a category 2 student who is not undertaking or
        proposing to undertake a short course-the period worked out in
        accordance with regulations 12 and 14; or

   (b)  in relation to a category 2 student undertaking or proposing to
        undertake a short course-the period worked out in accordance with
        regulations 13 and 14.