Section 1157E — Social Security Act 1991: School fees benefits

Payment to recipient (1) If: (a) a person (the provider) pays an amount to another person (the recipient); and (b) the amount is for fees for: (i) tuition at primary or secondary level provided by a school; or (ii) books or equipment provided by the school in relation to that tuition; and (c) the tuition, books or equipment is provided to: (i) a dependent child of the recipient or the recipient’s partner; or (ii) a person who would be a dependent child of the recipient or the recipient’s partner if the person was not receiving a jobseeker payment or a youth allowance; the payment constitutes a school fees benefit provided by the provider to the recipient. Note: For school see section 10A. Payment to or on behalf of the school (2) If: (a) a person (the provider) pays an amount to or on behalf of a school; and (b) the amount is for fees for: (i) tuition at primary or secondary level provided by the school; or (ii) books or equipment provided by the school in relation to that tuition; and (c) the tuition, books or equipment is provided to: (i) a dependent child of a person (the recipient) or the recipient’s partner; or (ii) a person who would be a dependent child of the recipient or the recipient’s partner if the person was not receiving a jobseeker payment; the payment constitutes a school fees benefit provided by the provider to the recipient. Note: For school see section 10A. Boarding fees (3) For the purposes of subsections (1) and (2), if: (a) a school is providing tuition at primary or secondary level to a dependent child of a person; and (b) the child is boarding at the school; the fees that are payable for the child to board at the school are taken to be fees for the tuition provided by the school to the child.