Education Legislation Amendment (Startup Year and Other Measures) Act 2023 (36 of 2023)

Schedule 1   Startup year

Part 2   Student payments

Social Security Act 1991

86   After subsection 569H(2)

Insert:

Combined course including accelerator program course

(2A) If the tertiary course is a combined course that combines an accelerator program course with a course at a particular level, the references in subsections (1) and (2) to other tertiary courses at the same level is a reference to other tertiary courses at that particular level.

Note 1: For combined courses, see the legislative instrument made under section 5D of the Student Assistance Act 1973.

Note 2: This section does not apply if the tertiary course is an accelerator program course that is not part of a combined course: see paragraph 569A(d).