Students who have to withdraw from their course after the HECS census date because of illness or other special circumstances can apply to have their HECS debt for the semester reduced or removed. The HECS and Fees Manual 2001 is available if you wish to access the manual which universities use to administer the Scheme. The Australian Tax Office can explain what happens once you have deferred your HECS contribution, how HECS repayments are calculated and how indexation works. Overseas students do not have access to Commonwealth-funded places and therefore are not required to pay HECS contributions. Instead they must pay full fees to study at Australian universities.
Students repay their loans through the taxation system once their income reaches a minimum level.
Your Questions Answered 2001 . Undergraduate and Postgraduate Fees Universities may charge domestic students fees for both undergraduate and postgraduate award courses. Free Acrobat PDF reader software is available for downloading from the Adobe homepage .