Higher Education Support Act 2003

Chapter 3 - Assistance to students  

PART 3-2 - HECS-HELP ASSISTANCE  

Division 96 - How are amounts of HECS-HELP assistance paid?  

Note:

Part 5-1 deals generally with payments by the Commonwealth under this Act.

SECTION 96-1  

96-1   Payments to higher education providers  


If a student is entitled to an amount of *HECS-HELP assistance for a unit of study with a higher education provider, 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.




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