Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2023C00380:clause:1_6:p8
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2023C00380
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 6 (pt 8/9)
Character Range: 150258–153075

1067L‑E3—add it to the balance of the person's income bank credit in respect of all the previous fortnights, but not so as to increase the balance beyond $6,000; or
                (b) if the person has, in respect of that fortnight, drawn from the person's income bank credit under point 1067L‑E4—deduct from that balance the amount drawn, but not so as to reduce the balance below zero.

            The result is the person's income bank credit for the fortnight in question.

Income credit
 1067L‑E3 For the purposes of point 1067L‑E2, if the amount that would, apart from this Module, be the person's ordinary income for an income bank fortnight of the person is less than $230:
 (a) the person has an income credit for that fortnight; and
 (b) the income credit is an amount equal to the difference between $230 and the first‑mentioned amount.

Drawing from income bank credit
 1067L‑E4 For the purposes of point 1067L‑E2, if the amount that would, apart from this Module, be the person's ordinary income for an income bank fortnight of the person is greater than $230:
 (a) the person is taken to have drawn from the person's income bank credit in respect of that fortnight; and
 (b) the amount drawn is taken to be an amount equal to the difference between the first‑mentioned amount and $230.

Income bank fortnight
 1067L‑E5 For the purposes of this Module, an income bank fortnight of a person is any fortnight in respect of which an austudy payment may be payable to the person.

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 child of the person, being a child to whom point 1067L‑F8 applies.

Table F—Remote area allowance
Column 1                        Column 2                                Column 3         Column 4

                                                                                         Additional allowance for each child
                                Person's family situation               Basic allowance
Item