Student Assistance Regulations 2021
24AMeaning of dependent child in relation to Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme
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24A Meaning of dependent child in relation to Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme
A person (the first person) is a dependent child of another person (the second person) in relation to the Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme if: (a) the first person is wholly or substantially in the care of the second person; and (b) the first person is under 22; and (c) the first person is not independent for the purposes of youth allowance; and (d) the first person does not have independent status for the purposes of the ABSTUDY Scheme; and (e) one or more of the following apply in relation to the first person: (i) additional boarding allowance under the Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme is receivable in respect of the first person; (ii) living allowance under the ABSTUDY scheme is receivable in respect of the first person; (iii) the means‑tested component of the Group 2 School Fees Allowance under the ABSTUDY scheme is receivable in respect of the first person; (iv) youth allowance is receivable in respect of the first person; (v) the first person is an FTB child (within the meaning given in Subdivision A of Division 1 of Part 3 of the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999) of the second person; (vi) the first person is a regular care child (within the meaning of that Act) of the second person.