Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 - SECT 1157E

Payment to recipient

             (1)  If:

                     (a)  a person (the provider ) pays an amount to another person (the recipient ); and

                     (b)  the amount is for fees for:

                              (i)  tuition at primary or secondary level provided by a school; or

                             (ii)  books or equipment provided by the school in relation to that tuition; and

                     (c)  the tuition, books or equipment is provided to:

                              (i)  a dependent child of the recipient or the recipient's partner; or

                             (ii)  a person who would be a dependent child of the recipient or the recipient's partner if the person was not receiving a newstart allowance, a sickness allowance or a youth allowance;

the payment constitutes a school fees benefit provided by the provider to the recipient.

Note:          For school see section 10A.

Payment to or on behalf of the school

             (2)  If:

                     (a)  a person (the provider ) pays an amount to or on behalf of a school; and

                     (b)  the amount is for fees for:

                              (i)  tuition at primary or secondary level provided by the school; or

                             (ii)  books or equipment provided by the school in relation to that tuition; and

                     (c)  the tuition, books or equipment is provided to:

                              (i)  a dependent child of a person (the recipient ) or the recipient's partner; or

                             (ii)  a person who would be a dependent child of the recipient or the recipient's partner if the person was not receiving a newstart allowance or a sickness allowance;

the payment constitutes a school fees benefit provided by the provider to the recipient.

Note:          For school see section 10A.

Boarding fees

             (3)  For the purposes of subsections (1) and (2), if:

                     (a)  a school is providing tuition at primary or secondary level to a dependent child of a person; and

                     (b)  the child is boarding at the school;

the fees that are payable for the child to board at the school are taken to be fees for the tuition provided by the school to the child.