Education Legislation Amendment (Tuition Protection and Other Measures) Act 2019 (111 of 2019)

Schedule 1   VET student loans tuition protection

Part 1   Main amendments

Division 1   Amendments

VET Student Loans Act 2016

34   After section 104

Insert:

104A VSL Tuition Protection Director may require a person to provide information about compliance with Part 5A

(1) The VSL Tuition Protection Director may, by written notice given to a person who the Director believes on reasonable grounds has information or documents relevant to determining whether Part 5A has been complied with, require the person to give the information or documents to the Director.

(2) The information must be provided:

(a) in a form (if any) approved by the VSL Tuition Protection Director; and

(b) in accordance with other requirements specified by the Director.

(3) A person contravenes this subsection if the person fails to provide information or documents in accordance with a requirement under subsection (1).

Civil penalty: 60 penalty units.

(4) A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person fails to provide information or documents in accordance with a requirement under subsection (1).

Penalty: 60 penalty units.