Chapter 3
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Assistance to students
PART 3-1
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STUDENT LEARNING ENTITLEMENT
History
Pt 3-1 inserted by No 93 of 2020, s 3 and Sch 4B item 6, effective 1 January 2022.
Former Pt 3-1 repealed by No 104 of 2011, s 3 and Sch 2 item 14, applicable in relation to units of study whose census dates are on or after 1 January 2012. For transitional provisions see note under s
3-10
.
Division 76
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Reduction of a person
'
s SLE amount
History
Div 76 inserted by No 93 of 2020, s 3 and Sch 4B item 6, applicable in relation to a unit of study that has a census date that is on or after 1 January 2022 (whether the unit of study is part of a course of study commenced before, on or after that day).
Former Div 76 repealed by No 104 of 2011, s 3 and Sch 2 item 14, applicable in relation to units of study whose census dates are on or after 1 January 2012. For transitional provisions see note under s
3-10
.
SECTION 76-1
Reduction of a person
'
s SLE amount
76-1(1)
A higher education provider must, on the
*
Secretary
'
s behalf, reduce a person
'
s
*
SLE amount at a particular time if:
(a)
the person enrolled in a unit of study as part of a
*
course of study (other than a
*
FEE-FREE Uni Ready course) with the provider; and
(b)
at the end of the
*
census date for the unit, the person remained so enrolled; and
(c)
the person is a
*
Commonwealth supported student in relation to the unit; and
(d)
the unit is not:
(i)
an
*
ineligible work experience unit for the person; or
(ii)
a
*
replacement unit; and
(e)
the person has, on or before the census date for the unit, completed, signed and given to an
*
appropriate officer of the provider a
*
request for Commonwealth assistance in relation to:
(i)
the unit; or
(ii)
where the course of study of which the unit forms a part is undertaken with the provider
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the course of study.
Note:
A person
'
s SLE amount must be re-credited in certain circumstances: see Division
79
.
History
S 76-1(1) amended by No 108 of 2024, s 3 and Sch 3 item 7, by substituting
"
a
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FEE-FREE Uni Ready course
"
for
"
an
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enabling course
"
in para (a), applicable to units of study that have a census date on or after 1 January 2025. For transitional provision, see note under
140-10(1B)
.
S 76-1(1) amended by No 64 of 2022, s 3 and Sch 1 item 12, by inserting
"
(other than an
*
enabling course)
"
in para (a), effective 30 November 2022 and applicable in relation to an enabling course whether the course is provided before or after 30 November 2022.
76-1(2)
The amount of the reduction is an amount equal to the
*
EFTSL value of the unit of study.
76-1(3)
The reduction takes effect immediately after the
*
census date for the unit of study.
76-1(4)
If a higher education provider reduces a person
'
s
*
SLE amount at a particular time under subsection
(1)
, the provider must, in accordance with the Student Learning Entitlement Guidelines and on the
*
Secretary
'
s behalf, reduce any one or more of the following amounts to take account of the reduction under that subsection:
(a)
an amount of
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ordinary SLE (if any) that the person has at that time;
(b)
an amount of
*
additional SLE (if any) that the person has at that time;
(c)
an amount of
*
lifelong SLE (if any) that the person has at that time.
76-1(5)
If a higher education provider is unable to act for the purposes of subsection
(1)
or
(4)
, the
*
Secretary may act as if any one or more of the references in that subsection to the provider were a reference to the Secretary.
History
S 76-1 inserted by No 93 of 2020, s 3 and Sch 4B item 6, applicable in relation to a unit of study that has a census date that is on or after 1 January 2022 (whether the unit of study is part of a course of study commenced before, on or after that day).
Former s 76-1 repealed by No 104 of 2011, s 3 and Sch 2 item 14, applicable in relation to units of study whose census dates are on or after 1 January 2012. For transitional provisions see note under s
3-10
. S 76-1 formerly read:
SECTION 76-1 Reducing a person's SLE
76-1(1)
A person's
*
SLE is reduced if:
(a)
at the end of the
*
census date for a unit of study with a higher education provider, the person is enrolled in the unit; and
(b)
the person is enrolled in the unit as part of a
*
course of study (other than an
*
enabling course); and
(c)
the person is a
*
Commonwealth supported student in relation to the unit; and
(d)
the person has, on or before the census date, completed, signed and given to an
*
appropriate officer of the provider a
*
request for Commonwealth assistance in relation to:
(i)
the unit; or
(ii)
where the course of study of which the unit forms a part is undertaken with the provider
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the course of study.
76-1(2)
The amount of the reduction is an amount equal to the
*
EFTSL value of the unit of study.
76-1(3)
The reduction takes effect immediately after the
*
census date for the unit of study.
76-1(4)
This section does not apply if the unit of study consists wholly of
*
work experience in industry.
76-1(5)
This section does not apply to a unit that is a replacement unit within the meaning of the
*
tuition assurance requirements.
Note 1:
There are special rules for reduction of a person's additional SLE or life long SLE: see sections 76-5 and 76-10.
Note 2:
A person's SLE can be re-credited in some circumstances: see Division 79.