Chapter 3
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Assistance to students
PART 3-3
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FEE-HELP ASSISTANCE
Division 104
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Who is entitled to FEE-HELP assistance?
Subdivision 104-B
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Re-crediting HELP balances in relation to FEE-HELP assistance
History
Subdiv 104-B heading substituted by No 76 of 2018, s 3 and Sch 3 item 8, effective 1 January 2020. For application and transitional provisions, see note under Div
97
heading.
SECTION 104-27
Re-crediting a person
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s HELP balance in relation to FEE-HELP assistance
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no tax file number
104-27(1)
A higher education provider must, on the
*
Secretary
'
s behalf, re-credit a person
'
s
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HELP balance with an amount equal to the amounts of
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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.
History
S 104-27(1) amended by No 76 of 2018, s 3 and Sch 3 item 19, by substituting
"
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HELP balance
"
for
"
*
FEE-HELP balance
"
, effective 1 January 2020. For application and transitional provisions, see note under Div
97
heading.
104-27(2)
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Open Universities Australia must, on the
*
Secretary
'
s behalf, re-credit a person
'
s
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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 1:
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
.
Note 2:
For certain FEE-HELP debts relating to a unit of study, the amount to be re-credited under this section in relation to the unit may be reduced: see section
104-44A
.
History
S 104-27(2) amended by No 30 of 2025, s 3 and Sch 1 items 22 and 23, by substituting
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Note 1
"
for
"
Note
"
in the note and inserting note 2, effective 3 August 2025. For transitional provisions, see note under s
97-55
.
S 104-27(2) amended by No 76 of 2018, s 3 and Sch 3 items 19 and 20, by substituting
"
*
HELP balance
"
for
"
*
FEE-HELP balance
"
and
"
HELP balance
"
for
"
FEE-HELP balance
"
in the note, effective 1 January 2020. For application and transitional provisions, see note under Div
97
heading.
104-27(3)
The
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Secretary may re-credit the person
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s
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HELP balance under subsection (1) or (2) if the provider or
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Open Universities Australia is unable to do so.
History
S 104-27(3) amended by No 76 of 2018, s 3 and Sch 3 item 21, by substituting
"
*
HELP balance
"
for
"
*
FEE-HELP balance
"
, effective 1 January 2020. For application and transitional provisions, see note under Div
97
heading.