Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2023C00380:clause:1_589c
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2023C00380
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 589C
Character Range: 105332–106140

589C  Changes to payments by computer following automatic reduction
  If:
 (a) a person is receiving an austudy payment on the basis of data in a computer; and
 (b) the austudy payment rate is automatically reduced by the operation of a provision of this Act; and
 (c) the automatic reduction is given effect to by the operation of a computer program approved by the Secretary reducing the rate of payment of the austudy payment;
there is taken to be a decision by the Secretary that the automatic rate reduction provision applies to the person's austudy payment.
Note: The decision that is taken to have been made is a decision of an officer for the purposes of review by the Secretary (see sections 1239 and 1240) and the Social Security Appeals Tribunal (see section 1247).

Subdivision D—Determinations