Statutory Rules 1993   No. 3651

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AUSTUDY/ABSTUDY Supplement Regulations2 (Amendment)

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Student Assistance Act 1973.

Dated 15 December 1993.

 BILL HAYDEN

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

ROSS FREE

Minister for Schools, Vocational Education and Training

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1.   Commencement

1.1   These Regulations commence on 1 January 1994.

2.   Amendment

2.1   The AUSTUDY/ABSTUDY Supplement Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

3.   Regulation 9 (Maximum amount of financial supplement for category 1 students)

3.1   Paragraph 9 (1) (a):

Omit the paragraph, substitute:

 “(a) $6,000; or”.

3.2   Subregulation 9 (4):

Omit “$4,000”, substitute “$6,000”.

3.3   Add at the end:

 “(5) In this regulation, a reference to an amount that is:

 (a) the maximum amount of financial supplement to which a category 1 student is eligible; and

 (b) an amount of dollars and cents;

is a reference to that amount rounded up to the nearest whole dollar.”.

4.   Regulation 10 (Maximum amount of financial supplement for category 2 students not in short courses)

4.1   Add at the end:

 “(2) In this regulation, a reference to an amount that is:

 (a) the maximum amount of financial supplement to which a category 2 student is eligible; and

 (b) an amount of dollars and cents;

is a reference to that amount rounded up to the nearest whole dollar.”.

5.   Regulation 11 (Maximum amount of financial supplement for category 2 students in short courses)

5.1   Add at the end:

 “(2) In this regulation, a reference to an amount that is:

 (a) the maximum amount of financial supplement to which a category 2 student is eligible; and

 (b) an amount of dollars and cents;

is a reference to that amount rounded up to the nearest whole dollar.”.

6.   Regulation 16 (Minimum amount of repayment that can be made)

6.1   Omit the regulation.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 23 December 1993.

2. Statutory Rules 1992 No. 454.