Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated RegulationsFor section 48 of the Act, each of the following is a prescribed event in relation to a parent who is receiving, or entitled to receive, an amount under the Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme:
(a) the student to whom the amount relates:
(i) does not enrol at the school or distance education course to which the amount relates by the end of the enrolment period; or
(ii) does not begin school or the distance education course:
(A) within the first 2 weeks after the first day on which the course is offered; or
(B) on the day on which the student commences boarding; or
(iii) discontinues the education to which the amount relates; or
(iv) has his or her enrolment cancelled by the education institution; or
(v) begins to receive a benefit for education or vocational training from the Commonwealth or a Commonwealth authority; or
(vi) begins to receive ABSTUDY, Youth Allowance, sickness allowance or special benefit mentioned in Chapter 2 of the Social Security Act 1991 ; or
(vii) begins a full-time apprenticeship or traineeship; or
(viii) is taken into lawful custody; or
(ix) changes the address of his or her place of residence or permanent home; or
(x) is the subject of a change in foster care arrangements; or
(xi) moves from one parent's residence to the other parent's residence as a result of the parents' divorce or separation; or
(xii) is the subject of a change to the arrangements for travel to and from the principal family home to the school; or
(xiii) ceases to board aw ay from home, or live in a second family home, while undertaking study; or
(xiv) ceases to be an Australian citizen, or
(xv) ceases to be an Australian permanent resident under the Migration Regulations 1994 ; or
(xvi) ceases to be the holder of a special category visa under the Migration Act 1958 ; or
(xvii) ceases to be the holder of a special purpose visa under the Migration Act 1958 ; or
(xviii) is the subject of a variation of the amount of boarding costs for which an amount under the Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme is being claimed; or
(xix) dies;
(b) the geographic isolation reason, for which an amount under the Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme was granted, has ceased to apply;
(c) a person:
(i) becomes a parent of the student to whom the amount relates; or
(ii) ceases to be the parent of the student to whom the amount relates; or
(iii) becomes the partner of the parent of the student to whom the amount relates; or
(iv) ceases to be the partner of the parent of the student to whom the amount relates;
(d) the parent of the student to whom the amount relates:
(i) is taken into lawful custody; or
(ii) is admitted to a psychiatric institution; or
(iii) ceases to be an Australian citizen; or
(iv) ceases to be an Australian permanent resident under the Migration Regulations 1994 ; or
(v) ceases to be the holder of a special category visa under the Migration Act 1958 ; or
(vi) ceases to be the holder of a special purpose visa under the Migration Act 1958 ; or
(vii) begins to receive rent assistance under the Social Security Act 1991 while receiving a second home allowance under the Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme; or
(viii) earns income that exceeds the last estimate of income given to the Human Services Department; or or
(x) has a reduction in the number of dependent children for which the parent is responsible since the AIC application form was lodged, or the last notification of the number of dependent children was given to the Human Services Department; or or
(xi) has a partner whose income varies from the last assessment of income given to the Human Services Department.
Note Information that was given to Centrelink before 1 July 2011 is taken on and after 1 July 2011 to have been given to the Human Services Department -- see the Human Services Legislation Amendment Act 2011, Schedule 2, items 54 (documents lodged with Centrelink) and 55 (other acts done in relation to Centrelink).