Explanatory Memorandum
(Circulated by authority of the Minister for Education, Science and Training the Hon Dr Brendan Nelson MP)Schedule 1 - Amendments
Items 1 & 2
Amend the definition of current special educational assistance scheme in subsection 3(1) of the Act to remove reference to the Aboriginal Overseas Study Assistance Scheme.
Item 3
Inserts a new paragraph (aa) in the definition of former special educational assistance scheme in subsection 3(1) of the Act to extend the definition to include the Aboriginal Overseas Study Assistance Scheme (also known as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Overseas Study Award Scheme).
Item 4 - 8 and 10
Amends the 7-day notification period in subsection 12QB(1), paragraph 12QB(2)(a), subparagraph 12QB(2)(d)(ii), subsection 12S(1), subparagraph 12S(2)(d)(ii) and section 48 of the Act to a 14-day notification period.
Item 9
Add a new section 39AA to permit a debt or overpayment that may be recovered by making deduction under section 1231 of the Social Security Act 1991 to be recovered by making deductions from amounts that would otherwise be payable under a special educational assistance scheme.
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