Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162:section:541b:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 541B (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 770840–773574

541B  Undertaking full‑time study

General
 (1) For the purposes of this Act, a person is undertaking full‑time study if:
 (a) the person:
 (i) is enrolled in a course of education at an educational institution; or
 (ii) was enrolled in the course and satisfies the Secretary that he or she intends, and has (since no longer being enrolled) always intended, to re‑enrol in the course when re‑enrolments in the course are next accepted; or
 (iii) was enrolled in the course and satisfies the Secretary that he or she intends, and has (since no longer being enrolled) always intended, to enrol in another course of education (at the same or a different educational institution) when enrolments in the other course are next accepted; and
 (b) the person:
 (i) is undertaking in the particular study period (such as, for example, a semester) for which he or she is enrolled for the course; or
 (ii) intends to undertake in the next study period for which he or she intends to enrol for the course;
  either:
 (iii) in a case to which subsection (1A) does not apply—at least three‑quarters of the normal amount of full‑time study in respect of the course for that period (see subsections (2) to (4)); or
 (iv) in a case to which subsection (1A) applies—at least two‑thirds of the normal amount of full‑time study in respect of the course for that period (see subsections (2) to (4)); and
 (c) the course in question is an approved course of education or study (see subsection (5)); and
 (ca) if the course is an accelerator program course or a combined course that includes an accelerator program course—the person is entitled to STARTUP‑HELP assistance for the accelerator program course; and
 (d) if the course is a combined course or a course other than an accelerator program course—in the Secretary's opinion, the person is making satisfactory progress towards completing the course.
Note 1: Only one course of education can be considered in deciding if a person satisfies the undertaking full‑time study requirement: see section 541C.
Note 2: For combined courses, see the legislative instrument made under section 5D of the Student Assistance Act 1973.

When two‑thirds study load applies
 (1A) This subsection applies for the purposes of subparagraph (1)(b)(iv) if the person cannot undertake the normal amount of full‑time study in respect of the course for that period:
 (a) because of the usual requirements of the institution in question in respect of the course; or
 (b) because of a specific direction in writing to the student from the academic registrar, or an equivalent officer, of the institution in question; or
 (c) because the academic registrar, or an equivalent officer, of the institution in question recommends in