Higher Education Support Act 2003

Chapter 2 - Grants for higher education assistance etc  

PART 2-2 - COMMONWEALTH GRANT SCHEME  

Division 36 - What are the conditions of receiving a grant?  

Subdivision 36-B - Conditions relating to Commonwealth supported students  

SECTION 36-24BC   Providers to repay amounts - person not entitled to assistance  

36-24BC(1)    
This section applies to a person if the person ' s *HELP balance is re-credited with an amount relating to *HECS-HELP assistance for a unit of study under section 97-50 .

Note:

The person ' s HECS-HELP debt relating to the unit is taken to be remitted if the person ' s HELP balance is re-credited in relation to the unit under section 97-50 : see section 137-5 .


36-24BC(2)    
The higher education provider must:

(a)    pay to the person an amount equal to the payment, or the sum of the payments, that the person made in relation to the person ' s *student contribution amount for the unit; and

(b)    

pay to the Commonwealth an amount equal to the amount (if any) that was paid to the provider for the unit under section 96-1 .

36-24BC(3)    
Subsection (2) does not apply to the provider if:

(a)    the person enrolled in the unit as a *replacement unit; or

(b)    it is determined that section 36-24A applies to the person in relation to the unit.

36-24BC(4)    
The Higher Education Provider Guidelines may, in setting out the *tuition protection requirements, specify, in relation to circumstances to which paragraph (3)(a) applies:

(a)    the amount (if any) that is to be paid to the person; and

(b)    the amount (if any) that is to be paid to the Commonwealth; and

(c)    the person (if any) who is to pay the amounts.




This information is provided by CCH Australia Limited Link opens in new window. View the disclaimer and notice of copyright.