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Social Security Act 1991
500VAExclusion of certain participants in ABSTUDY Scheme
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#### 500VA Exclusion of certain participants in ABSTUDY Scheme
(1) If:
(a) a payment is made in respect of a person under the ABSTUDY Scheme; and
(b) the payment is made on the basis that the person is a full‑time student; and
(c) in the calculation of the payment, an amount identified as living allowance (the basic payment) is included; and
(d) the payment relates to a period;
pension PP (single) is not payable to the person in respect of any part of the period.
(2) If:
(a) a person is qualified for a payment under the ABSTUDY Scheme; and
(b) the payment for which the person is qualified is a payment that:
(i) is made on the basis that the person is a full‑time student; and
(ii) is calculated on the basis that an amount identified as living allowance (the basic payment) is included; and
(iii) relates to a period;
pension PP (single) is not payable to the person in respect of any part of the period.
(3) If:
(a) a person may enrol in a full‑time course of education; and
(b) a payment referred to in subsection (2) may be made in respect of the person;
the Secretary may decide that, in spite of subsection (2), pension PP (single) is payable to the person before the person starts the course.