Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT (No. 3) 1992 No. 230, 1992 - SECT 39

39. The Principal Act is amended by adding at the end of Part 2.13A the
following Division:

"Division 2 - Disability support pension recipients Payment to a disability
support pensioner

"665E. A person is qualified for an education entry payment under this section
if:

   (a)  the person is receiving a disability support pension; and

   (b)  the person is qualified to receive pensioner education supplement
        under the AUSTUDY scheme; and

   (c)  either:

        (i)    the Secretary is satisfied that the person intends to enrol in
               a full-time or part-time course of education that is an
               approved course under the AUSTUDY scheme; or

        (ii)   the person is enrolled in such a course; and

   (d)  the person has not received a payment under this Part for which he or
        she made a claim in the current calendar year. Amount of section 665E
        payment

"665F. The amount of an education entry payment under section 665E is $200.
Need for a claim

"665G. A person is not qualified for an education entry payment under section
665E unless:

   (a)  the person makes a claim for the payment; and

   (b)  the claim is in writing and in a form approved by the Secretary. Claim
        may be withdrawn

"665H.(1) A claimant for an education entry payment under this Division or a
person on behalf of a claimant may withdraw a claim that has not been
determined.

"(2) A claim that is withdrawn is taken to have not been made.

"(3) A withdrawal may be made orally or in writing.".