Education Legislation Amendment (Startup Year and Other Measures) Act 2023 (36 of 2023)

Schedule 1   Startup year

Part 1   STARTUP-HELP assistance

Higher Education Support Act 2003

24   Subsection 126-5(2)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(2) Despite subsections (1) and (1A), a student does not meet the citizenship or residency requirements in relation to a *student services and amenities fee imposed on the student by a higher education provider if the provider reasonably expects that:

(a) for a student enrolled in one course for the purposes of paragraph 126-1(1)(b) - the student will not undertake in Australia any *units of study with the provider, or any or the *accelerator program course (as applicable); or

(b) for a student enrolled in more than one course for the purposes of paragraph 126-1(1)(b) - the student will not undertake in Australia:

(i) any units of study with the provider; and

(ii) if one of the courses is an accelerator program course - any of the accelerator program course.