Youth Allowance (Satisfactory Study Progress) Amendment Guidelines 2023

I, Amanda Rishworth, Minister for Social Services, make the following Determination.

Dated 7 August 2023

Amanda Rishworth

Minister for Social Services

Contents

1  Name

2  Commencement

3  Authority

4  Schedules

Schedule 1—Amendments 2

Youth Allowance (Satisfactory Study Progress) Guidelines 2014 2

1  Name

  This instrument is the Youth Allowance (Satisfactory Study Progress) Amendment Guidelines 2023.

2  Commencement 

(1)      Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

 (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under subsection 541B(3B) of the Social Security Act 1991.

4  Schedules

  The instrument that is specified in Schedule 1 to this instrument is amended as set out in the applicable items in Schedule 1, and any other item in Schedule 1 to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Youth Allowance (Satisfactory Study Progress) Guidelines 2014

1  Section 5 (before definition of “Act”)

Insert:

accelerator program course has the same meaning as in the Higher Education Support Act 2003.

2  Subsection 13(1)

 Omit “Satisfactory”, insert “Subject to section 13A, satisfactory”.

3  After section 13

Insert:

13A  Combined course that includes accelerator program course

(1)    This section applies to a combined course that combines an accelerator program course with another course.

Note:  For combined courses that include an accelerator program course, see the legislative instrument made under section 5D of the Student Assistance Act 1973.

(2)    Satisfactory progress in the combined course by a person is completion of the course within the period of time that is the sum of:

(a)    the standard minimum length of the combined course; and

(b)    an additional period for completion of 1 uncompleted subject or unit that is a part of the course.

(3)    Despite subsection (2), the Secretary could form the opinion that the person is making satisfactory progress towards completing the combined course if the person is, or has been, affected by circumstances beyond his or her control.

4  After subsection 16(3)

Insert:

(4)    If a course is a combined course that combines an accelerator program course with a course at a particular level, the references in this section to other courses at the same level is a reference to other courses at that particular level.

Note:  For combined courses that include an accelerator program course, see the legislative instrument made under section 5D of the Student Assistance Act 1973.

5  After subsection 17(2)

Insert:

(3)    If a course is a combined course that combines an accelerator program course with a course at a particular level, the reference in this section to another course at the same level is a reference to another course at that particular level.

Note:  For combined courses that include an accelerator program course, see the legislative instrument made under section 5D of the Student Assistance Act 1973.