13.4.4.6 Commission considers that a student’s progress is unsatisfactory

13.4.4.6 Commission considers that a student’s progress is unsatisfactory

Where a primary or secondary student’s progress is deemed unsatisfactory, a delegate may determine the student cease receiving benefits under the Scheme (Subsection 2.5.2 of the Instruments). 

Where a tertiary student aged 16 years or over would have failed to satisfy the progress rules in Part 2.11A of the Social Security Act 1991 (SSA) (if Part 2.11A had applied to the student), a delegate may determine that the student cease to receive benefits under the Scheme. The progress rules are outlined in section 569H of the SSA. A decision to cease payment must be made in accordance with section 13.1.4 Decision Making. 

Benefits may be restored under subsection 2.5.3 of the Instruments if the student resumes satisfactory progress, allowing regular payments to recommence. However, the student loses their entitlement to payments for the duration of the suspension, and no back pay is provided for this period. A decision to restore payment must be made in accordance with section 13.1.4 Decision Making.