Eligible student A person who: the general eligibility conditions set out in ; meets (or is deemed to meet) one of the conditions for geographical isolation set out in ; and qualifies for an allowance (see ) because they either board away from home, live in a or study by . Family A family unit comprising a parent or parents and their dependent natural or adopted children. A person within the family is taken to mean a person who is by blood or who stands in a bona fide domestic or household relationship. Full-time A who boards away from their at least four nights per school week. boarder Itinerant lifestyle One or both parents’ work requires a family to move locations to pursue paid or in kind’ work (which counts as income by the Australian Tax Office). It ‘paid also means that any school aged child would miss at least 20 consecutive school days during each move or a cumulative total of at least 100 school days in a year. Likely More than a remote possibility. Medical A person registered and licensed as a medical practitioner under a state or practitioner territory law that provides for the registration or licensing of medical practitioners. It includes only those with recognised medical qualifications, such as general practitioners and medical specialists, and excludes those with non-medical qualifications, such as physiotherapists or chiropractors (elsewhere defined as .) A medical practitioner is typically used to provide evidence associated with a claim under of the Guidelines. Minister The Australian Government Minister with responsibility for the AIC Scheme. Currently the Minister for Social Services. Non-Parent Any person who does not meet the definition of . Operating out of a family home is maintained and regularly occupied even though the a base family may move for work purposes. For example, if the family claims a tax deduction for a home office or returns to the home between work moves on more than 25 per cent of occasions then that would be seen as having a base. Parent As defined in the Student Assistance Regulations 2003, either: a natural or adoptive parent with whom the normally lives; if the student normally lives with a partner of the student’s parent, that partner; a legal guardian; or any other adult who: has primary or joint responsibility for the student; does not live at a boarding institution.
Eligible student A person who: the general eligibility conditions set out in ; meets (or is deemed to meet) one of the conditions for geographical isolation set out in ; and qualifies for an allowance (see ) because they either board away from home, live in a or study by . Family A family unit comprising a parent or parents and their dependent natural or adopted children. A person within the family is taken to mean a person who is by blood or who stands in a bona fide domestic or household relationship. Full-time boarder A who boards away from their at least four nights per school week. Itinerant lifestyle One or both parents’ work requires a family to move locations to pursue paid or ‘paid in kind’ work (which counts as income by the Australian Tax Office). It also means that any school aged child would miss at least 20 consecutive school days during each move or a cumulative total of at least 100 school days in a year. Likely More than a remote possibility. Medical practitioner A person registered and licensed as a medical practitioner under a state or territory law that provides for the registration or licensing of medical practitioners. It includes only those with recognised medical qualifications, such as general practitioners and medical specialists, and excludes those with non-medical qualifications, such as physiotherapists or chiropractors (elsewhere defined as .) A medical practitioner is typically used to provide evidence associated with a claim under of the Guidelines. Minister The Australian Government Minister with responsibility for the AIC Scheme. Currently the Minister for Social Services. Non-Parent Any person who does not meet the definition of . Operating out of a base a family home is maintained and regularly occupied even though the family may move for work purposes. For example, if the family claims a tax deduction for a home office or returns to the home between work moves on more than 25 per cent of occasions then that would be seen as having a base. Parent As defined in the Student Assistance Regulations 2003, either: a natural or adoptive parent with whom the normally lives; if the student normally lives with a partner of the student’s parent, that partner; a legal guardian; or any other adult who: has primary or joint responsibility for the student; does not live at a boarding institution.
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