Student Requirements
Students must:
- Provide true and accurate information in their application.
- Notify the University of any significant events or personal circumstances that may impact your eligibility or ability to undertake a placement, including changes to subject enrolment, placement status, income, or receipt of Commonwealth income support payments. Notification needs to be sent from the students email account to scholarships@westernsydney.edu.au
- Comply with the reporting requirements of the Australian Taxation Office and, where applicable, Services Australia or the Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
- Students must also have a confirmed placement recorded in InPlace for payments to be made.
The Department of Education may review our records relating to the Commonwealth Prac Payment (CPP) at any time. This may include, but is not limited to, student applications, eligibility assessments, and payment records.
Additionally, the University expects you to act honestly and with integrity in all study-related matters, including in respect of the CPP, and to behave in accordance with University policies including:
- Student Code of Conduct / Document / Policy DDS[[link]]
- Student Misconduct Rule / Document / Policy DDS.[[link]]
There are serious penalties at the University for misconduct, including suspension and expulsion.
CPP is considered assessable income for taxation and social security purposes and may impact the rate at which a person receives a social security payment. Recipients are required to declare the amounts of CPP they receive to:
- The Australian Taxation Office as part of annual tax returns (recipients should seek their own taxation advice)
- Services Australia, to assess their ongoing rates of social security payment or other allowance, if applicable
- Department of Veterans Affairs, if applicable
CPP recipients are responsible for managing the potential impacts of CPP on any Commonwealth Income Support Payments (ISP) or financial assistance from other sources.