Higher Education Support Act 2003

S 96-1 amended by No 64 of 2022, s 3 and Sch 4 item 10, by omitting " and no *up-front payments are made in relation to the unit " before " , the Commonwealth must: " , applicable in relation to an up-front payment made in relation to a unit of study that has a census date on or after 1 January 2023.

S 96-1 amended by No 93 of 2020, s 3 and Sch 4A item 6, by inserting " and no *up-front payments are made in relation to the unit " , applicable in relation to an up-front payment made in relation to a unit of study that has a census date on or after 1 January 2021.

S 96-1 substituted by No 169 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 3 item 5, applicable in relation to an up-front payment made in relation to a unit of study that has a census date on or after 1 January 2017. S 96-1 formerly read:

SECTION 96-1 Payments to higher education providers - no up-front payment of student contribution amount  
96-1
If a student is entitled to an amount of *HECS-HELP assistance for a unit of study with a higher education provider and no *up-front payments are made for the unit, the Commonwealth must:

(a) as a benefit to the student, lend to the student the amount of HECS-HELP assistance; and

(b) pay to the provider the amount lent in discharge of the student ' s liability to pay his or her *student contribution amount for the unit.