VET Student Loans Act 2016
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Hide history notePt 6 heading substituted by No 76 of 2018, s 3 and Sch 3 item 131, effective 1 January 2020. No 76 of 2018, s 3 and Sch 3 items 145 and 146 contains the following transitional provisions:
section
128-15
of the
Higher Education Support Act 2003
(as amended by this Schedule) has effect as if the amount had been re-credited to the person
'
s HELP balance immediately after the start of 1 January 2020. the application has effect, after the start of 1 January 2020, as if it were an application for the re-crediting of the amount to the person
'
s HELP balance.
…
145 Transitional
-
re-credited amounts
145
If, before 1 January 2020, an amount was re-credited to a person
'
s FEE-HELP balance under:
(a)
Subdivision
104-B
of the
Higher Education Support Act 2003
; or
(b)
Subdivision
7-B
of Schedule
1A
to that Act; or
(c)
Part
6
of the
VET Student Loans Act 2016
;
146
If:
(a)
an application for the re-crediting of an amount to a person
'
s FEE-HELP balance was made before 1 January 2020; and
(b)
the application was made under:
(i)
section
104-25
of the
Higher Education Support Act 2003
; or
(ii)
clause
46
of Schedule
1A
to that Act; or
(iii)
section
72
of the
VET Student Loans Act 2016
; and
(c)
no decision was made on the application before the commencement of this item;
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Pt 6 heading formerly read:
PART 6 - RE-CREDITING FEE HELP BALANCES
(Repealed by No 111 of 2019)
S 69 repealed by No 111 of 2019, s 3 and Sch 1 item 21, effective 1 January 2020. For application and transitional provisions, see note under Part
5A
heading. S 69 formerly read:
S 69(1) amended by No 76 of 2018, s 3 and Sch 3 item 135, by substituting
"
HELP balance
"
for
"
FEE-HELP balance
"
, effective 1 January 2020. For transitional provisions, see note under Part
6
heading. S 69(3) amended by No 76 of 2018, s 3 and Sch 3 item 135, by substituting
"
HELP balance
"
for
"
FEE-HELP balance
"
, effective 1 January 2020. For transitional provisions, see note under Part
6
heading.
SECTION 69 COURSE NOT PROVIDED TO COMPLETION
69(1)
The course provider must, on the Secretary
'
s behalf, re-credit a student
'
s FEE-HELP balance if:
(a)
the student has not completed the requirements for the course, or the part of the course, because the provider ceased to provide the course or part after it started but before it was completed; and
(b)
it is impractical for the student, under the approved tuition assurance arrangement for the course, to finish the course or an equivalent course.
69(2)
The amount re-credited must equal the amount of the VET student loan that has been used to pay tuition fees for the student for the course, or the part of the course.
69(3)
If the course provider re-credits the student
'
s FEE-HELP balance, the course provider must notify the following of the re-credit as soon as practicable:
(a)
the student;
(b)
the tuition assurance scheme operator for the student for the course.
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