6Student start-up loan debts

6 Student start-up loan debts

Subject to subsections (2) and (3), subsection 1223ABF(1) of the Social Security Act applies to a person if the person is not undertaking full-time study (for the purposes of youth allowance) or undertaking qualifying study (for the purposes of austudy payment) in respect of an approved scholarship course at the end of 35 days after the later of:

(a) the person’s qualification test day for a qualification period; and
(b) the person’s course start day in a qualification period.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person’s qualification test day is: (a) the day mentioned in paragraph 1061ZVBB(3)(a) of the Social Security Act and the person completes the relevant approved scholarship course in the period of 35 days that starts after that qualification test day; or (b) the day mentioned in paragraph 1061ZVBB(3)(b) of the Social Security Act. (3) Subsection 1223ABF(1) of the Social Security Act applies to a person if: (a) the person’s qualification test day is the day mentioned in paragraph 1061ZVBB(3)(a) of the Social Security Act; and (b) that qualification test day is less than 35 days before the person is expected to complete the relevant approved scholarship course; and (c) the person is not enrolled in the relevant approved scholarship course on the day that course ends. (4) In this section:

approved scholarship course has the same meaning as in subsection 23(1) of the Social Security Act.

qualification period has the same meaning as in subsection 23(1) of the Social Security Act.

qualification test day has the same meaning as in subsection 1061ZVBB(3) of the Social Security Act.

undertaking full-time study has the same meaning as in subsection 23(1) of the Social Security Act.

undertaking qualifying study has the same meaning as in section 569A of the Social Security Act.