Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00163:section:38
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00163
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 38
Character Range: 136932–137962

38  Definitions
  In this Part:
debt means an amount of any of the following kinds (whether the amount has arisen before or after the commencement of this Part):
 (a) a special educational assistance scheme overpayment;
 (aa) an ABSTUDY student start‑up loan overpayment;
 (b) a student assistance overpayment;
 (c) an amount payable to the Commonwealth in relation to an amount of a kind referred to in paragraph (a), (aa) or (b) (including an amount payable under section 41B or subsection 42(10)).
relevant debt means:
 (a) an amount paid under the ABSTUDY Scheme (also known as the Aboriginal Study Assistance Scheme) that should not have been paid; or
 (b) an amount paid under the Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme that should not have been paid; or
 (c) an ABSTUDY student start‑up loan overpayment.
Note: The amount in paragraph (a) or (b) is a debt under paragraph (a) of the definition of debt in this section. The amount in paragraph (c) is a debt under paragraph (aa) of the definition of debt in this section.