Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162:section:6:p10
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 6 (pt 10/10)
Character Range: 1892202–1893893

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 (f) the person becomes a person to whom this Module applies on a day (the module application day), being either the day with effect from which the claim is granted or a day following that day; and
 (g) the person has not reached pension age before the module application day;
the working credit balance mentioned in paragraph (c) becomes the opening balance of the income bank credit applicable to the person on the module application day.

Module F—Remote area allowance

Remote area allowance—person physically in remote area
 1067L‑F1 An amount by way of remote area allowance is to be added to a person's rate of austudy payment if:
 (a) the person's rate of austudy payment apart from this point is greater than nil; and
 (b) the person's usual place of residence is situated in the remote area; and
 (c) the person is physically present in the remote area.
Note 1: For remote area see subsection 14(1).
Note 2: A person may be considered to be physically present in a remote area during temporary absences (see subsection 14(2)).

Rate of remote area allowance
 1067L‑F2 A person's rate of remote area allowance is worked out using Table F. Work out which family situation in the table applies to the person. The rate of remote area allowance is the corresponding amount in column 3 plus the additional corresponding amount in column 4 for each FTB child, and each regular care child, of the person.

Table F—Remote area allowance
Column 1                        Column 2                                Column 3         Column 4
Item                            Person's family situation               Basic allowance  Additional allowance for each FTB child and regular care child