36.3.1 'Prescribed child' - S4(1)

'Prescribed child' is defined in S4(1) to mean:

a)a person under 16, or

b)a person who:

(i)is 16 or more but under 25

(ii)is receiving full‑time education at a school, college, university or other educational institution, and

(iii)is not ordinarily in employment or engaged in work on his or her own account.

Interpretation of the following terms are separately considered below:

  • 'under 16' – 36.3.2
  • '16 or more but under 25' – 36.3.2
  • 'full-time education' – 36.3.4
  • 'school, college, university or other educational institution' – 36.3.5
  • 'ordinarily in employment' – 36.3.7
  • 'ordinarily ... engaged in work on the person's own account' – 36.3.7

Source URL: https://clik.dva.gov.au/military-compensation-srca-manuals-and-resources-library/incapacity-handbook/ch-36-minimum-payment-and-statutory-rates-s196-14/363-prescribed-child-ss1991011/3631-prescribed-child-s41