Higher Education Support Act 2003

Chapter 3 - Assistance to students  

PART 3-3 - FEE-HELP ASSISTANCE  

Division 104 - Who is entitled to FEE-HELP assistance?  

Subdivision 104-B - Re-crediting HELP balances in relation to FEE-HELP assistance  

SECTION 104-27   Re-crediting a person ' s HELP balance in relation to FEE-HELP assistance - no tax file number  

104-27(1)    

A higher education provider must, on the *Secretary ' s behalf, re-credit a person ' s *HELP balance with an amount equal to the amounts of *FEE-HELP assistance that the person received for a unit of study if:

(a) the person has been enrolled in the unit with the provider; and

(b) subsection 193-10(1) applies to the person in relation to the unit.

104-27(2)    

*Open Universities Australia must, on the *Secretary ' s behalf, re-credit a person ' s *HELP balance with an amount equal to the amounts of *FEE-HELP assistance that the person has received for a unit of study if subsection 193-10(2) applies to the person in relation to the unit.

Note:

A FEE-HELP debt relating to a unit of study will be remitted if the HELP balance in relation to the unit is re-credited: see section 137-10 .

104-27(3)    

The *Secretary may re-credit the person ' s *HELP balance under subsection (1) or (2) if the provider or *Open Universities Australia is unable to do so.