Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2023C00380:clause:1_583
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2023C00380
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 583
Character Range: 75763–76830

583  Administrative breach rate reduction period

General rule
 (1) Subject to subsection (2), an administrative breach rate reduction period applies to a person if:
 (a) the person is subject to an administrative exclusion because of the application of section 577C and an austudy payment later becomes payable to the person; or
 (b) the person refuses or fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with a requirement made of the person under section 586A, 586B, 586C or 1304.

Exception
 (2) An administrative breach rate reduction period does not apply to a person if:
 (a) the person receives an austudy payment; and
 (b) an administrative breach rate reduction period would, apart from this subsection, apply to the person; and
 (c) the person's administrative breach reduced rate would be a nil rate; and
 (d) payment of the austudy payment is cancelled or automatically terminated; and
 (e) the person lodges a claim for an austudy payment more than 14 days after the date of effect of the cancellation or automatic termination referred to in paragraph (d).