Commonwealth Numbered Regulations Commonwealth Numbered Regulations(1) The following events are prescribed if the ABSTUDY payee is the student and the student has independent status:
(a) a person becomes a partner of the student;
(b) a person ceases to be a partner of the student;
(c) the student becomes aware that a dependent child of the student is likely to be outside Australia for any period;
(d) a person ceases to be a dependent child of the student.
(2) The following events are prescribed if the ABSTUDY payee is the student and the student has dependent status:
(a) the student becomes aware that a person has become a parent of the student;
(b) the student becomes aware that a person (other than the student) has ceased to be a dependent child of a parent of the student.
(3) The following events are prescribed if the ABSTUDY payee is a parent of the student:
(a) another person becomes a parent of the student;
(b) a person (other than the student) ceases to be a dependent child of the ABSTUDY payee.