Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162:section:103a
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 103A
Character Range: 500542–501780

103A  Exclusion of certain participants in ABSTUDY Scheme
 (1) If:
 (a) a payment is made in respect of a person under the ABSTUDY Scheme; and
 (b) the payment is made on the basis that the person is a full‑time student; and
 (c) in the calculation of the payment, an amount identified as living allowance (the basic payment) is included; and
 (d) the payment relates to a period;
disability support pension is not payable to the person in respect of any part of the period.
 (2) If:
 (a) a person is qualified for a payment under the ABSTUDY Scheme; and
 (b) the payment for which the person is qualified is a payment that:
 (i) is made on the basis that the person is a full‑time student; and
 (ii) is calculated on the basis that an amount identified as living allowance (the basic payment) is included; and
 (iii) relates to a period;
disability support pension is not payable to the person in respect of any part of the period.
 (3) If:
 (a) a person may enrol in a full‑time course of education; and
 (b) a payment referred to in subsection (2) may be made in respect of the person;
the Secretary may decide that, in spite of subsection (2), disability support pension is payable to the person before the person starts the course.