Section 1067L — Social Security Act 1991: Rate of austudy payment

Austudy Payment Rate Calculator (1) The rate of austudy payment of a person referred to in section 581 is to be calculated in accordance with the Rate Calculator in this section. Limit on rate of payment (2) If: (a) a person is living with another person as the spouse of the other person on a genuine domestic basis although not legally married to the other person (whether the persons are the same sex or different sexes); and (b) the other person is under the age of consent that applies in the State or Territory in which they are living; the rate of the person’s austudy payment is not to be more than the rate at which the austudy payment would be payable to the person if the other person were the person’s partner.