Higher Education Support Act 2003

Chapter 3 - Assistance to students  

PART 3-4 - OS-HELP ASSISTANCE  

Division 118 - Who is entitled to OS-HELP assistance?  

SECTION 118-1   Entitlement to OS-HELP assistance  

118-1(1)    
A student is entitled to *OS-HELP assistance in relation to a period of 6 months if:

(a)    the student meets the citizenship or residency requirements under section 118-5 ; and

(b)    

the student has not received OS-HELP assistance in relation to more than one other period of 6 months; and

(c)    

the student is enrolled in a *course of study with a higher education provider (the home provider); and

(ca)    

the course of study is an *accredited course in relation to the home provider; and

(d)    the student meets the prior study requirements under section 118-7 ; and

(e)    the student meets the overseas study requirements under section 118-10 ; and

(f)    

on the completion of that study outside Australia, the student will have to complete units of study that have a total EFTSL value of at least 0.125 EFTSL in order to complete the course requirements for that course of study; and

(g)    the student *meets the tax file number requirements (see section 187-1 ); and

(h)    

the student has completed, signed and given to an *appropriate officer of the home provider a *request for Commonwealth assistance in relation to that course of study; and

(ha)    

the student has applied to the home provider for receipt of OS-HELP assistance in relation to the period; and

(hb)    

if the student made the application on or after 1 January 2021 - the student meets the *student identifier requirements under section 118-12 ; and

(i)    

the home provider has selected the student for receipt of OS-HELP assistance in relation to the period (see section 118-15 ).

118-1(2)    

However, the student is not entitled to *OS-HELP assistance in relation to that period if:

(a)    another higher education provider has granted OS-HELP assistance to the student in relation to:

(i) that period; or

(ii) a period that overlaps with that period; or

(b)    the student applies to the home provider for the assistance after the student has completed the study in relation to the period.

118-1(3)    

To avoid doubt, the student may be outside Australia when the student applies to the home provider for receipt of *OS-HELP assistance.