Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162:section:1061pi:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 1061PI (pt 1/4)
Character Range: 1313072–1315636

1061PI  Progress rules—tertiary students

Full‑time students
 (1) A person who is a full‑time student in respect of a tertiary course satisfies the progress rules if:
 (a) in the case of a person who is enrolled in the course—on the day on which the person enrolled in the course; or
 (b) in the case of a person who is not yet enrolled in the course but intends to enrol in the course—on the day on which enrolments in the course are next accepted;
the time already spent by the student on the course, or on one or more other tertiary courses at the same level as that course, does not exceed the allowable study time for that course.
Note: For allowable study time for a course see subsection (3).

Concessional study‑load students
 (2) A person who is a concessional study‑load student in respect of a tertiary course satisfies the progress rules if:
 (a) in the case of a person who is enrolled in the course—on the day on which the person enrolled in the course; or
 (b) in the case of a person who is not yet enrolled in the course but intends to enrol in the course—on the day on which enrolments in the course are next accepted;
the time already spent by the person on the course, or on one or more other tertiary courses at the same level as that course, does not exceed the allowable study time for the course.
Note: For allowable study time for a course see subsections (3) and (4).

Combined course including accelerator program course
 (2A) If the tertiary course is a combined course that combines an accelerator program course with a course at a particular level, the references in subsections (1) and (2) to other tertiary courses at the same level is a reference to other tertiary courses at that particular level.
Note 1: For combined courses, see the legislative instrument made under section 5D of the Student Assistance Act 1973.
Note 2: This section does not apply if the tertiary course is an accelerator program course that is not part of a combined course: see paragraph 1061PB(1)(d).

Allowable study time—full‑time students and 66% concessional study‑load students
 (3) The allowable study time for a course undertaken by a full‑time student or a 66% concessional study‑load student is:
 (a) if the minimum amount of time needed to complete the course as a full‑time student is one year or less—that minimum amount of time; or
 (b) if the minimum amount of time needed to complete the course as a full‑time student is more than 1 year and:
 (i) the student is enrolled, or intends to enrol, in a year‑long subject; or
 (ii) the student's