AUSTUDY Regulations
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20 School fees benefits
(1) If:
(a) an employer, an associate of an employer or another person acting for the employer or associate pays, directly or indirectly, an amount to a school; and
(b) the amount is for fees for:
(i) tuition at primary or secondary level provided by the school; or
(ii) books or equipment provided by the school in relation to that tuition; and
(c) the tuition, books or equipment is provided to a child of an employee;
the payment is taken to be a school fees benefit provided by the person to the employee.
(2) For the purposes of this clause, if:
(a) a school is providing tuition at primary or secondary level to a dependant of a person; and
(b) the dependant is boarding at the school;
the fees that are payable for the child to board at the school are taken to be fees for the tuition provided by the school to the child.
Division 2 Value of a school fees benefit