Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 - SECT 1067K

             (1)  A person is a long term income support student if the person:

                     (b)  does not have a dependent child; and

                     (c)  is either:

                              (i)  undertaking study (whether as a full-time student or as a concessional study-load student) in respect of a course of education that the person has commenced after turning 21; or

                             (ii)  a new apprentice and became a new apprentice after turning 21; and

                     (d)  has, for at least 26 weeks in the period of 39 weeks that ended when the person commenced to undertake the study or became a new apprentice, been receiving one or more of the following:

                              (i)  newstart allowance;

                             (ii)  sickness allowance;

                            (iii)  special benefit;

                            (iv)  disability support pension;

                             (v)  wife pension;

                            (vi)  carer payment;

                           (vii)  bereavement allowance;

                            (ix)  pension PP (single);

                             (x)  sole parent pension;

                            (xi)  benefit parenting allowance;

                           (xii)  benefit PP (partnered).

Note 1:       For dependent child see subsections 5(2) to (9).

Note 2:       For full-time student and concessional study-load student see sections 569C and 569D.

             (2)  A person is also a long term income support student if the person:

                     (b)  does not have a dependent child; and

                     (c)  does not have English as a first language; and

                     (d)  is undertaking a course in English, being a course that the Secretary has approved.

Note:          For dependent child see subsections 5(2) to (9).