Household Stimulus Package Act (No. 2) 2009

A person is qualified for a training and learning bonus if subsection (2) or (4) applies to the person.

This subsection applies to a person if the person was receiving one or more of the following payments in respect of 3 February 2009:

youth allowance;

austudy payment;

special benefit;

sickness allowance;

a payment under the ABSTUDY Scheme that included an amount identified as living allowance;

an education allowance under section 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 or 3.6A of the Veterans' Children Education Scheme;

an education allowance under section 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5 or 3.6 of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act Education and Training Scheme.

However:

paragraph (2)(a) does not apply to the person unless the person was receiving youth allowance on the basis that, on 3 February 2009:

the person was undertaking full‑time study; or

the person was qualified for a youth allowance under section 540AA; and

paragraph (2)(c) does not apply if the person had reached pension age on or before 14 October 2008.

This subsection applies to a person if:

on 3 February 2009 the person was entitled to family tax benefit; and

the rate of family tax benefit payable in relation to that day consisted of or included a Part A rate greater than nil worked out taking into account at least one FTB child who was aged 21 or more and less than 25 on that day; and

the person would have been entitled to a back to school bonus under section 95 of the Family Assistance Act if any such child were aged 4 or more and less than 19 on that day.

A person cannot receive more than one payment under this section, regardless of how many times the person qualifies under this section.

Despite anything else in this section, a person who is:

an FTB child in respect of whom another person is entitled to a back to school bonus under section 95 of the Family Assistance Act; or

entitled to a back to school bonus under section 98 of the Family Assistance Act;