Higher Education Support Act 2003

S 174-5 substituted for s 174-5, 174-10, 174-15, 174-20 and 174-25 by No 121 of 2006, s 3 and Sch 7 item 1, effective 4 November 2006. S 174-20 formerly read:

SECTION 174-20 Notices electronically communicated from higher education providers to students  
174-20
If:

(a) a higher education provider gives a student a notice that under section 169-5 the provider is required to give in writing; and

(b) the notice is given using an *information system to which the student has access provided by the provider in accordance with the Administration Guidelines referred to in section 174-25 ; and

(c) the student *consents to receiving notices under section 169-5 by way of *electronic communication;

then the requirements of section 9 of the Electronic Transactions Act 1999 are taken to have been met.

Note:

This means that the requirement to give notice in writing is met by the electronic communication of the notice.