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ABSTUDY Policy Manual - 2004

Table of Contents

Foreword

Table of Amendments


 

Part I

ABSTUDY Policy Framework

Chapter 1 Introduction to ABSTUDY Policy

Chapter 2 Administration

Chapter 3 Freedom of Information and Privacy

 

Part II

Applying for ABSTUDY

Claims, Eligibility & Financial Assistance

Chapter 4 Overview of Applying for ABSTUDY

Chapter 5 Applying for ABSTUDY

Chapter 6 Evidence and Supporting Documentation

Chapter 7 Aboriginality or Torres Strait Islander Eligibility

Chapter 8 Government Financial Assistance

Chapter 9 Other financial assistance

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Part III

Student Status

Chapter 10 Introduction to Student Status

 

Part III A

Student Status

Dependent Status

Chapter 11 Introduction to Dependent Status

Chapter 12 Living at Home

Chapter 13 Living Away from Home

Chapter 14 Travel Time and Access

Chapter 15 Unreasonable Living Conditions

Chapter 16 Disability

Chapter 17 Itinerant Family

Chapter 18 Racial Discrimination

Chapter 19 Special Courses

Chapter 20 Limited Local School Facilities / Programme

Chapter 21 Exclusion from Local Schooling

Chapter 22 Compulsory Residence

Chapter 23 Independent Boarding School Scholarship

Chapter 24 Continuity of Study

Chapter 25 Change of dependent status

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Part III B

Student Status

Independent Status

Chapter 26 Overview of Independent Status

Chapter 27 Permanent Independent Status

Chapter 28 Reviewable Independent Status

Chapter 29 Change of Independent Status

 

Part III C

Student Status

State Care

Chapter 30 Overview of Students in State Care

Chapter 31 Parental Income Concession

Chapter 32 Entitlement and payment of allowances and benefits

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Part III D

Student Status

Homeless

Chapter 33 Overview of Homeless Students

Chapter 34 Violence

Chapter 35 Sexual Abuse

Chapter 36 Other Unreasonable Circumstances

Chapter 37 Extreme Family Breakdown

Chapter 38 Circumstances Beyond the Family's Control

Chapter 39 Parental Contact

Chapter 40 Circumstances where Homeless Rate not payable

Chapter 41 Payment of Homeless Rate

Chapter 42 Reporting and release of information

 

Part III E

Student Status

Pensioner Status

Chapter 43 Pensioner Status

 

Part III F

Student Status

Lawful Custody

Chapter 44 Students in Lawful Custody

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Part IV

Study Requirements

Approved courses and awards

Chapter 45 Study Award Overview

Chapter 46 Awards

Chapter 47 Approved Courses of Study

Chapter 48 New Apprenticeships Access Programme (NAAP)

Chapter 49 Study through Open Learning Australia

Chapter 50 Schooling Awards

Chapter 51 Tertiary Study

Chapter 52 Tertiary Workload

Chapter 53 Progress and Duration of Assistance

Chapter 54 Workload Concessions

Chapter 55 Disability Workload Concession

Chapter 56 Overseas Study

Chapter 57 Activity Tests

Chapter 58 Absences

Chapter 59 Courses excluded from ABSTUDY

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Part V

Awards and Allowances

Secondary Award Students

Chapter 60 Secondary Award Framework

Chapter 61 Eligibility for Schooling Allowances

Chapter 62 School Term Allowance

Chapter 63 School Fees Allowance

Chapter 64 Boarding Supplement

Chapter 65 Distance Education/Correspondence Study

Chapter 66 Superseded

 

Part VI

Awards and Allowances

Tertiary Award Students

 

Part VI A

Tertiary Award Students

Tertiary Award Framework

Chapter 67 Tertiary Award Framework

 

Part VI B

Tertiary Award Students

Additional Incidentals Allowance

Chapter 68 Eligibility for Additional Incidentals Allowance

Chapter 69 Claiming Additional Incidentals Allowance

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Part VI C

Tertiary Award Students

Masters & Doctorate Allowance

Chapter 70 Eligibility for Masters and Doctorates Award

Chapter 71 Masters and Doctorate Award - Allowances and Benefits

 

Chapter 72 Superseded

 

Part VII

Common Allowances

 

Part VII A

Overview of Common Allowances

Chapter 73 Study Awards and Allowances

 

Part VII B

Common Allowances

Additional Assistance

Chapter 74 Eligibility for Additional Assistance

Chapter 75 Claiming Additional Assistance

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Part VII C

Common Allowances

Away from Base Activities

Chapter 76 Overview of Away-from-base Assistance

Chapter 77 Entitlements for Away-from-base activities

Chapter 78 Away-from-base activities for mainstream courses

Chapter 79 Testing And Assessment Programmes

Chapter 80 Placements

Chapter 81 Field trips

Chapter 82 Residential Schools

Chapter 83 Residential Expenses and Meal Allowance

Chapter 84 Away-from-base Travel allowance

Chapter 85 Away-from-base Living Allowance

Chapter 86 Payment and acquittal for Away-from-base assistance

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Part VII D

Common Allowances

Incidentals Allowance

Chapter 87 Overview of Incidentals Allowance

Chapter 88 Entitlement and Payment of Incidentals Allowance

 

Part VII E

Common Allowances

Lawful Custody

Chapter 89 Lawful Custody Award and Allowances

Chapter 90 Eligibility and Entitlement to Lawful Custody Allowance

Chapter 91 Claim Lodgement and Payment of Lawful Custody Allowance

 

Part VII F

Common Allowances

Living Allowance

Chapter 92 Overview of Living Allowance

Chapter 93 Superseded

Chapter 94 Living Allowance entitlement and allowance rates

Chapter 95 Circumstances affecting entitlement periods for Living Allowance

Chapter 96 Discontinuing Full-Time Study

Chapter 97 Change of Status

Chapter 98 Residential costs option

Chapter 99 Payment of Living Allowance

 

Part VII G

Common Allowances

Pensioner Education Supplement (PES)

Chapter 100 PES Eligibility Requirements

Chapter 101 PES Study Loads and Workload Concessions

Chapter 102 PES Entitlement and Payment

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Part VII H

Common Allowances

Travel Assistance

Chapter 103 Fares Allowance - overview

Chapter 104 Fares Allowance - Types of travel

Chapter 105 Dependant and other Non-student Travel

Chapter 106 Payment of Fares Allowance

Chapter 107 Entitlement to Fares Allowance

Chapter 108 Booking Student Travel

Chapter 109 Superseded, see Chapter 107 above

Chapter 110 Circumstances negating entitlement to Fares allowance

Chapter 111 Superseded, see Chapter 105 above

Chapter 112 Superseded, see Chapter 106 above

 

Part VII I

Common Allowances

Summary Details of ABSTUDY Allowances

Chapter 113 Key Features of ABSTUDY Allowances

 

Part VIII

Income, Assets &
Actual Means Testing

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Part VIII A

Income Testing

Chapter 114 Introduction to Income Testing

Chapter 115 Compensation

Chapter 116 Income Testing

Chapter 117 Student Income Tests

Chapter 118 Parental Income Tests

Chapter 119 Partner Income

Chapter 120 Current Income Concessions

Chapter 121 Increase in Current Year Income

Chapter 122 Special Assessment

 

Part VIII B

Assets Tests

Chapter 123 Assets Testing

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Part VIII C

Family Means Tests

Chapter 124 Introduction to Family Actual Means Test

Chapter 125 Designated Parents

Chapter 126 Exempt Funds

Chapter 127 Current Year Means Assessments

 

Part VIII D

Taxation, Negative Gearing
& Fringe Benefits

Chapter 128 Taxation

Chapter 129 Negative Gearing

Chapter 130 Fringe Benefits

 

Part VIII E

Student Income Bank
& Allowance Rates

Chapter 131 Calculating ABSTUDY Rates

Chapter 132 Student Income Bank

 

Part IX

Overpayment and
Recovery of Allowances

Chapter 133 Overpayment and Recovery of Allowances

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Part X

Reviews and Appeals

Chapter 134 Reviews

Chapter 135 Appeals

 

Part XI

Appendices

Appendix A Standard Hostels and Boarding Schools Agreement

Appendix B Determination No. 2002/01

Appendix C National Centre for Vocational Education Research Course Classifications

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Part XII

References

Glossary

 

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