Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160:reg:3:p97
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 97/293)
Character Range: 2195734–2202779

circumstances of the member's posting and the likely location of future postings.
     f.                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Any other assistance available from Defence Member and Family Support to support resident family with special needs.
     g.                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Any other disabilities of the child.
     h.                                                                                                                                                                                                                 The interests of Defence.
     i.                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Any other factor relevant to the child's educational progress.

8.4.15 Education assistance extension

   The maximum number of hours of education assistance benefits can be extended by up to 14 hours for each subject or therapy service if the CDF is satisfied of all of the following.
   a.                                                                                                                                                                                   The child requires further tuition or therapy to sustain academic performance.
   b.                                                                                                                                                                                   The principal of, or the child's teacher at, the new school has provided evidence that an extension is required because the child has not reached their academic standards.
   c.                                                                                                                                                                                   The benefit to be extended was provided under one of the following.
                                                                                                                                                                                        i.                                                                                                                                                                           Subsection 8.4.10.2 table item 1.
                                                                                                                                                                                        ii.                                                                                                                                                                          Subsection 8.4.14.2.

Division 3: Loss of scholarship

8.4.16 Purpose

   Education assistance in this Division assists a member with educational costs that would have been covered by a scholarship that their child can no longer access as a result of changing schools due to the member's posting.

8.4.17 Member this Division applies to

   For this Division, the member must meet all these conditions.
   a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The member is posted to another location.
   b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The member's child meets all of the following.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 i.                                                                                    They are the member's resident family.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 ii.                                                                                   They held a scholarship for education at a school in the losing location.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 iii.                                                                                  They could not use the scholarship because they changed schools to the gaining location.
   c.                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The member is not eligible for any other education assistance outlined in this Part.
   Note: Section 1.6.1 applies to this section and may affect the reimbursement provided if a member and their partner, who is also a member, are both eligible for reimbursement for loss of a scholarship for the same child.

8.4.18 Loss of scholarship

1.  The member is eligible for reimbursement of any of the following educational costs incurred at the gaining location.
    a.                                                                                                                                             Compulsory tuition fees.
    b.                                                                                                                                             Textbooks.
2.  The costs incurred by the member under subsection 1 must be for education of a kind that the child would have received under the scholarship.
3.  The total amount of reimbursement must not exceed any of the following.
    a.                                                                                                                                             The unused part of the scholarship.

    b.                                                                                                                                             If a sublimit applies to a specified type of expense — the maximum for that sublimit.

Division 4: School students not at a housing benefit location or family benefit location

8.4.19 Purpose

   Sometimes a member's child does not accompany them to the gaining location. This Division assists the member with compulsory tuition fees and accommodation costs