Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01295:reg:4:p5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01295
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 4 (pt 5/35)
Character Range: 17864–20809

during the clean energy advance period for which the person satisfies the eligibility requirements, disregarding any short temporary absence from Australia.
clean energy advance period means:
 (a) for a person eligible under paragraph 3A.1.1 or 3A.1.2 for a clean energy advance—the period starting on 1 July 2012 and ending on 30 June 2013; or
 (b) for a person eligible under paragraph 3A.1.3 for a clean energy advance—the period starting on 1 July 2013 and ending on 31 December 2013.
clean energy base payment means:
            an ABSTUDY Living Allowance; or

            a clean energy qualifying payment; or

            a clean energy underlying payment; or

            a clean energy underlying payment under the MRCA; or

            a clean energy underlying payment under the MRCAETS; or

            a clean energy underlying payment under the VEA.

Note: the MRCA, MRCAETS and VEA contain their own definitions of "clean energy underlying payment".
clean energy bonus has the same meaning as in the Act.
clean energy payment means a payment under PART 3A.
clean energy qualifying payment has the same meaning it has in the Social Security Act 1991.
clean energy underlying payment or education allowance means an education allowance under one of the following paragraphs in PART 3:
            paragraph 3.3 (allowance for secondary or tertiary student living at home)

            paragraph 3.4 (allowance for secondary student living away from home)

            paragraph 3.5 (allowance for tertiary student living away from home)

            paragraph 3.6 (allowance for homeless student)

            paragraph 3.6A (allowance for double‑orphan)

Commission means the Repatriation Commission continued in existence by section 179 of the Act.
Commonwealth scheme means a set of regulatory provisions contained in an instrument made under an Act of the Commonwealth.
energy supplement means energy supplement payable under paragraph 3A.12.1 for a clean energy underlying payment at a rate determined under or by reference to the clean energy underlying payment.
most recent change day means the change day that is closest in time to the day the person's top‑up payment is being calculated.
most recent clean energy advance daily rate means the clean energy advance daily rate that would have been used to calculate a person's clean energy advance if the person's clean energy advance eligibility day was the most recent change day.
MRCA means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.
MRCA wholly dependent partner payment means the compensation payable to a person under Division 2 of Part 2 of Chapter 5 of the MRCA.
MRCAETS means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act Education and Training Scheme made under subsection 258(1) of the MRCA.
MRCAETS payment means an education allowance under the MRCAETS.
multiple entitlement exclusion has the same meaning as in subsection 61F(4) of the