Assessing the Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC) Marginal Distance Confirmation (SY069) 010-03020090

Upon receipt, check AIC forms for completion and transfer to the relevant AIC Smart Centre. Look up Processing Service details for: Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC).

Procedure ends here.

For Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC) Scheme Smart Centre staff only.

SY069 received.

The SY069 must be completed by an appropriate authority. The following authorities are acceptable:

• local bus company proprietor
• local shire clerk/engineer
• local/state/national roads, water, or land management authority

Has the SY069 been completed by an appropriate authority?

• Yes, go to Step 3
• No, issue another SY069 to the applicant and advise them about who must complete it

Check for the authority's confirmation of:

• name of the nearest appropriate state school
• the exact distance one way in kilometres from the principal family home to this school via the shortest practical route
• the exact distance one way in kilometres from the principal family home to the nearest available transport to this school via the shortest practical route
• the exact distance one way in kilometres from the nearest available transport to the school by the route used by the available transport service
• the time taken to complete the return journey
• could a closer transport pick-up point be made available to the family if requested?
• whether the principal family home is less than 4.5 km from available transport to another appropriate state school, and
• confirmation from Authority who measured and/or verified the distance or time requested in questions 6, 7 and 8

Does that student satisfy one of the geographical isolation rules?

• Yes, go to Step 4
• No, go to Step 5

Has the original Claim for AIC (SY040) been rejected?

• Yes,
• restore the payment by reindexing the student in the ISS system. See Assessing the new claim for AIC (SY040), and
• update the distance details on the EIC Isolation Details (EIID) screen
• go to Step 6
• No, (the SY069 was issued with a new AIC claim), the customer is considered to meet the isolation conditions. This should be recorded as part of the new claim processing. See Assessing the new claim for AIC (SY040). Procedure ends here

• advise the applicant that they do not qualify for AIC
• update distance details on the EIC Isolation Details (EIID) screen in the ISS system
• the claim will automatically reject NGI (not geographically isolated)
• the auto letter will advise the applicant of their review and appeal rights. See Review of ABSTUDY and AIC Scheme decisions

Record details of assessment, including the relevant policy references, on a DOC.