Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00916:reg:4:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00916
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 4 (pt 2/33)
Character Range: 9856–12833

tertiary study", for paragraph 2.7.1(c), means tertiary education.
"course not otherwise approved" means a course that is not an approved course of education or study under Part 2.11 of the Social Security Act 1991.
Note (1): see paragraph 7.1.3;
Note (2): paragraph 541B(1)(c) and subsection 541B(5) of the Social Security Act 1991 refer to approved courses.

       "COVID‑19 supplement" means the payment of that name payable under Part 3C.
"Department" means the Department of Veterans' Affairs.
disqualifying accommodation scholarship means:
 (a) a scholarship:
              (i) provided for under Part 2‑2A of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (Indigenous student assistance grants); and
              (ii) specified under subsection 23(24) of the Social Security Act 1991 for the purposes of subparagraph (a)(ii) of the definition of disqualifying accommodation scholarship in subsection 23(1) of that Act; or
 (b) a Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarship.
disqualifying education costs scholarship means:
 (a) a scholarship:
              (i) provided for under Part 2‑2A of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (Indigenous student assistance grants); and
              (ii) specified under subsection 23(24) of the Social Security Act 1991 for the purposes of subparagraph (a)(ii) of the definition of disqualifying education costs scholarship in subsection 23(1) of that Act; or
 (b) a Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarship.
"eligible child" means the person described in paragraph 2.1.1.

       "extension period" means the period of any extension of the period for which the COVID‑19 supplement payable under section 557 of the Social Security Act 1991 is extended by a legislative instrument made under subsection 557(3) of the Social Security Act 1991.
"fare" means the amount of money a student must pay in order to use public or private transport to travel between the student's home and the student's place of study.
Note: see paragraph 5.1.1
"full time", in relation to a student undertaking a course of either:
 (a) general primary; or
 (b) secondary education;
       means an average, taken over the duration of the period for which the person in question is enrolled in the course, of 20 contact hours per week.
Note: this definition is based on subsection 541B(3) of the Social Security Act 1991.
"full‑time", in relation to a student undertaking either:
 (a) an approved full‑time tertiary or technical and further education course; or
 (b) a course of tertiary study other than an approved full‑time tertiary or technical and further education course;
is worked out under the following rule:
Subject to 2.7.2, a student is in full‑time study in respect of a period if, had the Commission been the Secretary under Subdivision B of Division 1 of Part 2.11 of Chapter 2 of the Social Security Act 1991, the Commission is satisfied that throughout the period the student is undertaking full‑time study such that the student satisfies the activity