Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C00508:reg:24a
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C00508
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 24A
Character Range: 30374–31712

24A  Meaning of dependent child in relation to Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme
  A person (the first person) is a dependent child of another person (the second person) in relation to the Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme if:
 (a) the first person is wholly or substantially in the care of the second person; and
 (b) the first person is under 22; and
 (c) the first person is not independent for the purposes of youth allowance; and
 (d) the first person does not have independent status for the purposes of the ABSTUDY Scheme; and
 (e) one or more of the following apply in relation to the first person:
 (i) additional boarding allowance under the Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme is receivable in respect of the first person;
 (ii) living allowance under the ABSTUDY scheme is receivable in respect of the first person;
 (iii) the means‑tested component of the Group 2 School Fees Allowance under the ABSTUDY scheme is receivable in respect of the first person;
 (iv) youth allowance is receivable in respect of the first person;
 (v) the first person is an FTB child (within the meaning given in Subdivision A of Division 1 of Part 3 of the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999) of the second person;
 (vi) the first person is a regular care child (within the meaning of that Act) of the second person.