PART 5A
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TUITION PROTECTION
History
Pt 5A inserted by No 111 of 2019, s 3 and Sch 1 item 20, effective 1 January 2020. No 111 of 2019, s 3 and Sch 1 item 42 contain the following application and transitional provisions:
42 Application and transitional provisions
(1)
The amendments of section
25
of the
VET Student Loans Act 2016
made by this Part apply in relation to applications for approval made:
(a)
after the commencement of this Part; or
(b)
before the commencement of this Part, if the application had not been decided before that commencement.
(2)
If, before the commencement of this Part, a course was not delivered to completion by a provider, then the
VET Student Loans Act 2016
and any instruments in force under the Act immediately before that commencement continue to apply, after that commencement, in relation to the provider as if the amendments and repeals made by this Part had not happened.
(3)
The amendments of sections
46
and
48
of the
VET Student Loans Act 2016
made by this Part apply in relation to an approved course provider after the commencement of this Part, regardless of when the provider was approved.
(4)
Section
49A
, subparagraph
52(2)(b)(x)
and Part
5A
of the
VET Student Loans Act 2016
, as inserted by this Part, apply in relation to an approved course provider after the commencement of this Part, regardless of when the provider was approved.
Division 1
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Preliminary
History
Div 1 inserted by No 111 of 2019, s 3 and Sch 1 item 20, effective 1 January 2020. For application and transitional provisions, see note under Part
5A
heading.
SECTION 66B
WHEN AN APPROVED COURSE PROVIDER DEFAULTS IN RELATION TO A STUDENT
66B(1)
An approved course provider
defaults
in relation to a student if:
(a)
the provider fails to start to provide a course or a part of a course to the student on the day on which the course or part was scheduled to start; and
(b)
the student has not withdrawn before that day; and
(c)
either:
(i)
a VET student loan has been approved for the student for the course on or before that day; or
(ii)
the student is an eligible student for the course and has a HELP balance of greater than zero on that day.
66B(2)
An approved course provider
defaults
in relation to a student if:
(a)
the provider ceases to provide a course or a part of a course to the student on a day that is after the course or part starts but before it is completed; and
(b)
the student has not withdrawn before that day; and
(c)
either:
(i)
a VET student loan has been approved for the student for the course on or before that day; or
(ii)
the student is an eligible student for the course and has a HELP balance of greater than zero on that day.
66B(3)
An approved course provider
defaults
in relation to a student if circumstances prescribed by the rules apply in relation to the provider and the student.
History
S 66B inserted by No 111 of 2019, s 3 and Sch 1 item 20, effective 1 January 2020. For application and transitional provisions, see note under Part
5A
heading.