Higher Education Support Act 2003
Chapter 3
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Assistance to students
PART 3-2
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HECS-HELP ASSISTANCE
Division 90
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Who is entitled to HECS-HELP assistance?
SECTION 90-5
Citizenship or residency requirements
90-5(1)
A student meets the citizenship or residency requirements under this section in relation to a unit of study if: (a) the student is an Australian citizen; or (b) the student:
90-5(2)
In determining, for the purpose of subparagraph (1)(b)(ii) , whether the student will be resident in Australia for the duration of the unit, disregard any period of residence outside Australia that: (a) cannot reasonably be regarded as indicating an intention to reside outside Australia for the duration of that unit; or (b) is required for the purpose of completing a requirement of that unit.
90-5(2A)
A student also meets the citizenship or residency requirements under this section in relation to a unit of study if the student: (a) is a New Zealand citizen who will be resident in Australia for the duration of the unit; and (b) either:
90-5(2AA)
In determining, for the purpose of paragraph (2A)(a) , whether the student will be resident in Australia for the duration of the unit, disregard any period of residence outside Australia that: (a) cannot reasonably be regarded as indicating an intention to reside outside Australia for the duration of that unit; or (b) is required for the purpose of completing a requirement of that unit.
90-5(2B)
For the purposes of subsection (2A) , the day is the earlier of: (a) if the student has previously made a successful *request for Commonwealth assistance under this Chapter for a unit that formed part of the same *course of study - the day the student first made such a request; or (b) otherwise - the day the student made the request for Commonwealth assistance in relation to the unit.
90-5(3)
Despite subsections (1) , (2) and (2A) , a student does not meet the citizenship or residency requirements in relation to a unit of study if the provider reasonably expects that the student will not undertake in Australia any units of study contributing to the *course of study of which the unit forms a part.
A student meets the citizenship or residency requirements under this section in relation to a unit of study if: (a) the student is an Australian citizen; or (b) the student:
(i) is a *permanent humanitarian visa holder, an *eligible former permanent humanitarian visa holder or a *Pacific engagement visa holder; and
(ii) will be resident in Australia for the duration of the unit.
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Hide history note90-5(2)
In determining, for the purpose of subparagraph (1)(b)(ii) , whether the student will be resident in Australia for the duration of the unit, disregard any period of residence outside Australia that: (a) cannot reasonably be regarded as indicating an intention to reside outside Australia for the duration of that unit; or (b) is required for the purpose of completing a requirement of that unit.
90-5(2A)
A student also meets the citizenship or residency requirements under this section in relation to a unit of study if the student: (a) is a New Zealand citizen who will be resident in Australia for the duration of the unit; and (b) either:
(i) holds a special category visa under the Migration Act 1958 ; or
(c) both:
(ii) is a *permanent visa holder who, immediately before becoming a permanent visa holder, held a special category visa under the Migration Act 1958 ; and
(i) first began to be usually resident in Australia at least 10 years before the day referred to in subsection (2B) (the test day ); and
(d) has been in Australia for a period of, or for periods totalling, 8 years during the 10 years immediately before the test day; and (e) has been in Australia for a period of, or for periods totalling, 18 months during the 2 years immediately before the test day.
(ii) was a *dependent child when he or she first began to be usually resident in Australia; and
90-5(2AA)
In determining, for the purpose of paragraph (2A)(a) , whether the student will be resident in Australia for the duration of the unit, disregard any period of residence outside Australia that: (a) cannot reasonably be regarded as indicating an intention to reside outside Australia for the duration of that unit; or (b) is required for the purpose of completing a requirement of that unit.
90-5(2B)
For the purposes of subsection (2A) , the day is the earlier of: (a) if the student has previously made a successful *request for Commonwealth assistance under this Chapter for a unit that formed part of the same *course of study - the day the student first made such a request; or (b) otherwise - the day the student made the request for Commonwealth assistance in relation to the unit.
90-5(3)
Despite subsections (1) , (2) and (2A) , a student does not meet the citizenship or residency requirements in relation to a unit of study if the provider reasonably expects that the student will not undertake in Australia any units of study contributing to the *course of study of which the unit forms a part.
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