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

60   After subsection 193-1(4B)

Insert:

Requests for STARTUP-HELP assistance

(4C) A higher education provider must notify a person in writing how to *meet the tax file number requirements if:

(a) the person is enrolled in an *accelerator program course with the provider; and

(b) the person has, on or before the *census date for the accelerator program course, completed, signed and given to the *appropriate officer of the provider a *request for Commonwealth assistance in relation to the course; and

(c) in that request, the person requests *STARTUP-HELP assistance for the course; and

(d) the request does not include a number that purports to be the person's *tax file number.

(4D) The provider must notify the person under subsection (4C):

(a) on or before the *census date for the *accelerator program course; or

(b) within 7 days after the person gives the provider the *request for Commonwealth assistance;

whichever is earlier.