Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C00508:reg:13:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C00508
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 13 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 13120–15833

13  Events relating to courses
 (1) The following events are prescribed:
 (a) if the student does not enrol in the course before the end of the enrolment period for the course—the enrolment period ends;
 (b) if the student:
 (i) enrols in the course; but
 (ii) does not start the course before the end of the period of 3 weeks starting on the day the course is first offered in relation to the student;
  the period ends;
 (c) the student's enrolment in the course is cancelled (whether by the student or otherwise);
 (d) the student ceases to participate in the course without his or her enrolment being cancelled;
 (e) if the student is undertaking a course offered by a school—the ABSTUDY payee becomes aware that the student has ceased to be studying full‑time in accordance with the requirements for the course as determined by the school;
 (f) if the student is enrolled in a tertiary course or a secondary non‑school course and the student is a 25% concessional study‑load student in respect of the course for a particular study period—the circumstances that were the basis for the student being a 25% concessional study‑load student in respect of the course for the particular study period change;
 (g) if the student is enrolled in a tertiary course or a secondary non‑school course and the student is a 66% concessional study‑load student in respect of the course for a particular study period—the circumstances that were the basis for the student being a 66% concessional study‑load student in respect of the course for the particular study period change;
 (h) if the student is enrolled in a tertiary course or a secondary non‑school course and paragraphs (f) and (g) do not apply in relation to the student—the student's study‑load in respect of the course falls below three‑quarters of the normal amount of full‑time study in respect of the course for the particular study period.

Meaning of 25% concessional study‑load student
 (2) A person is a 25% concessional study‑load student in respect of a course if:
 (a) the person is enrolled in the course for a particular study period (such as, for example, a semester or a year); and
 (b) the person is undertaking at least one‑quarter, but less than three‑quarters, of the normal amount of full‑time study in respect of the course for the particular study period; and
 (c) the person cannot undertake the normal amount of full‑time study in respect of the course for the particular study period:
 (i) because an appropriate medical practitioner who has a detailed knowledge of the person's physical condition has stated in writing that the person has a substantial physical disability and cannot successfully undertake the normal amount of full‑time