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Policy

Social Security Guide 3.11.15 Reasonable excuse

Austudy

Social Security Guide 3.3.3.50 Notification & Recipient Obligations for Austudy

Social Security Guide 3.3.3.70 Austudy Participation Failures

Social Security Guide 3.3.4 Satisfying the Activity test for Austudy

Youth Allowance (YA)

Social Security Guide 3.1.3 Notification & Recipient Obligations

Social Security Guide 3.2.7.10 Activity requirements for YA

Social Security Guide 3.2.7.30 YA full-time students

Legislation

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General

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

• section 80, Cancellation or suspension determination
• section 68, Person receiving social security payment or holding concession card

Austudy

Social Security Act 1991

• section 569, Activity test
• section 569A, Undertaking qualifying study
• section 569F, First fortnight of classes
• section 576, Austudy participation failures
• section 577, Allowance payment not payable because of Austudy participation failure

Youth Allowance (YA)

Social Security Act 1991

• section 540, Qualification for youth allowance - general rule
• section 541B, Undertaking full-time study
• section 550, Youth Allowance participation failures
• section 550B, Allowance not payable because of youth allowance participation failure
• section 551, Allowance not payable because of repeated failure