Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00637:section:27
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00637
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 27
Character Range: 31737–33535

27  Entitlement—authorisation by Secretary

Authorisation of initial payment
 (1) The Secretary must authorise the payment of subsidy to a person if subsidy becomes payable to the person under subsection 28(1).
Note: An authorisation under this subsection may be revoked under section 44. In certain circumstances related to membership of the Reserves, the authorisation may be varied under section 45.
 (2) The Secretary:
 (a) must refuse to authorise the payment of subsidy to a person under subsection (1) if subsidy has not become payable to the person under subsection 28(1); and
 (b) despite subsection (1), may refuse to authorise the payment of subsidy to a person under that subsection if, in relation to a previous entitlement period:
 (i) the person failed to comply with section 42 (which deals with the disclosure of changes of circumstances); or
 (ii) the Secretary has revoked an authorisation of the payment of subsidy to the person under section 44.
Note: Part 5 provides for the administrative review of a decision to refuse to authorise the payment of subsidy.

Authorisation of continuing monthly payments
 (3) The Secretary must (on a monthly basis) authorise the continued payment of monthly subsidy to a person while subsidy continues to be payable to the person under subsection 28(3).
Note: Monthly subsidy is paid to the subsidised borrower's loan provider on a monthly basis (by a payment into the borrower's subsidised loan account for the borrower's benefit) under Division 4.
 (4) The Secretary must refuse to authorise the continued payment of monthly subsidy to a person if subsidy stops being payable to the person under section 36.
Note: Part 5 provides for the administrative review of a decision to refuse to authorise the continued payment of monthly subsidy.