Raising Fares Allowance (FAA) debts 107-09120020

Delegations

For the latest delegation instruments, see Accountable Authority Instructions (AAIs) and Instrument of Financial Delegation.

Table 1

Item

Example

Examples of events which may cause an debt

Example of events include:

the customer was not eligible for the FAA payment
the customer received duplicate payments of FAA
the amount of FAA has been incorrectly calculated
the customer received FAA incorrectly as a result of misrepresenting their circumstances
another person has fraudulently obtained a payment of FAA

ABSTUDY students

ABSTUDY students may also incur debts where:

advance payments of FAA were made and the student did not undertake the travel
a penalty was charged by the travel providers for a 'no show' (i.e. when a booking had been arranged but the student did not undertake the travel)

Table 2

Category	Description
1	Fares Allowance (FAA) paid for under 16 boarding students The responsible payee is the parent/guardian.
2	FAA paid to the student The responsible payee is the student.
3	Away-from-base assistance paid as residential costs and fares to the tertiary education institution The responsible payee is the tertiary education institution.
4	FAA payment was obtained fraudulently The responsible payee is the person who applied for the payment (whether paid to themselves, to another person or to an institution).