Higher Education Support Amendment (2022 Measures No. 1) Act 2023 (3 of 2023)

Schedule 2   HELP debt arrangements for certain rural, remote or very remote health practitioners

Part 2   Application, saving and transitional provisions

39   Application of amendments

(1) The amendments of sections 142-10 and 142-15 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 made by this Schedule apply in relation to applications under those sections that are received by the Secretary on or after the commencement of this item.

(2) Subsection 144-5(1) of the Higher Education Support Act 2003, as inserted by this Part, applies in relation to the 2021-2022 financial year and each later financial year.

(3) Despite subsection 144-5(2) of the Higher Education Support Act 2003, as inserted by this Schedule, a day that occurs before 1 January 2022 must not be counted for the purposes of that subsection.

(4) Section 144-10 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003, as inserted by this Schedule, applies in relation to a course of study whether completed before or after the commencement of this Schedule.

(5) Despite paragraph 144-10(1)(a) of the Higher Education Support Act 2003, as inserted by this Schedule, the Secretary must not determine that a person was a location-preferred HELP debtor (health practitioner) in relation to a course of study for a period if any part of the period occurred before 1 January 2022.