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  • Education and Other Legislation Amendment (VET Student Loan Debt Separation) Act 2018 (116 of 2018)

  • Front Matter
  • 1 Short title
  • 2 Commencement
  • 3 Schedules
  • Schedule 1 Separation of VET student loan debts from HELP debts
  • Part 1 Main amendments
  • Higher Education Support Act 2003
  • 1 Section 129-1
  • 2 At the end of section 129-1
  • 3 Section 134-1
  • 4 At the end of section 134-1
  • 5 Paragraph 137-1(e)
  • 6 Section 137-19 (heading)
  • 7 Subsections 137-19(1), (2) and (3)
  • 8 Subsection 137-19(4) (heading)
  • 9 Subsection 137-19(4)
  • 10 Paragraph 180-28(6)(c)
  • 11 Subclause 1(1) of Schedule 1
  • 12 Subclause 1(1) of Schedule 1 (definition of VET student loan debt)
  • VET Student Loans Act 2016
  • 13 Section 5
  • 14 Section 5
  • 15 Section 6
  • 16 Section 6 (definition of VET student loan debt)
  • 17 Section 6
  • 18 Subsection 19(4) (note)
  • 19 Subsection 22(1) (note 2)
  • 20 After Part 3
  • 21 Section 67 (note)
  • 22 Section 74 (after table item 1)
  • 23 Subsections 78(1) and (2)
  • Part 2 Consequential and contingent amendments
  • A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999
  • 24 Subsection 3(1) (at the end of paragraph (c) of the definition of income tax refund)
  • Bankruptcy Act 1966
  • 25 After paragraph 82(3AB)(a)
  • Higher Education Support Act 2003
  • 25A At the end of subsection 137-19(4)
  • Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
  • 26 Subsection 82A(2) (after paragraph (bb) of the definition of expenses of self-education)
  • Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
  • 27 Section 12-5 (at the end of table item headed "education expenses")
  • 28 Section 12-5 (after table item headed "uranium mining")
  • 29 After paragraph 26-20(1)(cb)
  • 30 After subparagraph 52-132(a)(xi)
  • 31 After subparagraph 52-140(3)(a)(xa)
  • 32 Subsection 995-1(1)
  • Social Security Act 1991
  • 33 Section 19AA (definition of accumulated HELP debt)
  • 34 Section 1061ZVAA
  • 35 Section 1061ZVFA
  • 36 Subsection 1061ZVHA(1) (formula)
  • 37 Subsection 1061ZVHA(1) (definition of HELP liability)
  • 38 At the end of subsection 1061ZVHA(1)
  • 39 Subsection 1061ZVHA(1) (after paragraph (a) of the definition of relevant income-contingent loans liability)
  • 40 Subsection 1061ZZFD(1) (definition of relevant income-contingent loans liability)
  • Student Assistance Act 1973
  • 41 Subsection 3(1) (definition of accumulated HELP debt)
  • 42 Section 6A
  • 43 Section 10A
  • 44 Subsection 10F(1) (paragraph (a) of the definition of relevant income-contingent loans liability)
  • 45 Subsection 10F(1) (after paragraph (a) of the definition of relevant income-contingent loans liability)
  • 46 Subsection 12ZLC(1) (definition of relevant income-contingent loans liability)
  • Taxation Administration Act 1953
  • 47 Section 8AAZA
  • 48 After paragraph 8AAZLD(aa)
  • 49 After paragraph 11-1(ca) in Schedule 1
  • 50 Subsection 15-25(1) in Schedule 1
  • 51 After paragraph 15-30(ca) in Schedule 1
  • 52 Paragraph 15-30(cb) in Schedule 1
  • 53 Paragraph 15-50(1)(b) in Schedule 1
  • 54 After paragraph 45-5(1)(ca) in Schedule 1
  • 55 Section 45-340 in Schedule 1 (method statement, after step 3)
  • 56 Section 45-340 in Schedule 1 (method statement, step 4)
  • 57 Section 45-375 in Schedule 1 (method statement, after step 3)
  • 58 Section 45-375 in Schedule 1 (method statement, step 4)
  • 59 Subsection 250-10(2) in Schedule 1 (after table item 36A)
  • 60 Subsection 355-65(2) in Schedule 1 (at the end of the cell at table item 5, column headed "The record is made for or the disclosure is to ...")
  • Taxation (Interest on Overpayments and Early Payments) Act 1983
  • 61 Subsection 3(1)
  • 62 Section 3C (after table item 45)
  • 63 After subparagraph 8A(1)(a)(iia)
  • 64 After paragraph 8A(2)(ba)
  • 65 After subparagraph 8E(1)(d)(iii)
  • 66 After subparagraph 8E(2)(d)(iii)
  • 67 After paragraph 12A(1A)(b)
  • Trade Support Loans Act 2014
  • 68 Section 5 (definition of accumulated HELP debt)
  • 69 Section 39
  • 70 Section 39
  • 71 Subsection 46(1) (after paragraph (a) of the definition of relevant income-contingent loans liability)
  • VET Student Loans Act 2016
  • 71A At the end of paragraph 22(1)(b)
  • 71B Subsection 22(1) (note 1)
  • 71C Subsection 22(1) (note 2)
  • 71D Subsection 22(1) (note 2)
  • 72 Subsection 23BA(4)
  • 73 Subsection 23BA(4)
  • 74 Section 67 (note)
  • 75 Division 3 of Part 6 (at the end of the heading)
  • 76 At the end of Part 6
  • Schedule 2 Courses and loan caps determination
  • VET Student Loans Act 2016
  • 1 At the end of section 16

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