VET Student Loans Act 2016

PART 3 - PAYING AND REPAYING LOAN AMOUNTS  

Division 1 - Paying loan amounts  

SECTION 20  

20   WHEN SECRETARY IS NOT REQUIRED TO PAY LOAN AMOUNT  
The Secretary is not required to pay a loan amount for a student for a course if any of the following applies:

(a)    the student has not given the Secretary the student ' s tax file number;

(b)    the student has not given the Secretary the student ' s student identifier;

(c)    the Secretary is satisfied that the student:

(i) is not an eligible student; or

(ii) is not a genuine student;

(d)    payment of the amount would breach a provider fee limit;

(e)    

the loan amount is greater than the student ' s HELP balance;

(f)    the Secretary suspects on reasonable grounds that the course provider is not complying with this Act;

(g)    the approval of the course provider has been revoked or suspended, or has expired;

(h)    

the Secretary is satisfied that special circumstances prevented, or will prevent, the student from completing the requirements for the course, or the part of the course;

(i)    

the Secretary is satisfied that the course provider, or a person acting on the provider ' s behalf, engaged in unacceptable conduct in relation to the student ' s application for the VET student loan;

(j)    

both of the following apply:

(i) the student has not completed the requirements for the course, or the part of the course, because the provider defaulted in relation to the student;

(ii) the VSL Tuition Protection Director decides, under paragraph 66E(1)(b) , that the Director is not satisfied that there is a suitable replacement course for the student.

Note:

For provider fee limit , see subsection 34(3).