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Higher Education Support Act 2003

Chapter 3 - Assistance to students  

PART 3-7 - STARTUP HELP ASSISTANCE  

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Division 128A - Introduction  

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SECTION 128A-1   What this Part is about  

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A student may be entitled to STARTUP-HELP assistance for an accelerator program course if certain requirements are met. In particular:

  • (a) the course must lead to a qualification that is accredited, by a suitable higher education provider, as being integral to the development of startup businesses; and
  • (b) the provider must have selected the student for STARTUP-HELP assistance.

    • The amount of assistance to which the student may be entitled is based on the accelerator program course fee less any up-front payments. There is a limit on the total amount of assistance that the student can receive. The assistance is paid to the provider to discharge the student ' s liability to pay the fee.

    Note 1:

    Amounts of assistance under this Part may form part of a person ' s HELP debts that the Commonwealth recovers under Part 4-2 .

    Note 2:

    This Part does not apply to Table C providers: see section 5-1 .
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