Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C00103:reg:4:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C00103
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 4 (pt 2/9)
Character Range: 4764–7426

course but is otherwise made readily available at no additional fee by the provider;
 (iii) it is a charge for an essential good or service that the student has the choice of acquiring from a supplier other than the provider and is for equipment or items which become the physical property of the student and are not consumed during the course or food, transport and accommodation costs associated with the provision of field trips that form part of the course; or
 (iv) it is a fine or a penalty, provided it is imposed by the provider principally as a disincentive and not in order to raise revenue or cover administrative costs.

Division 2 – Up-front payments tuition protection levy
6 Notice of amount of up-front payments tuition protection levy
 (1) For the purposes of paragraphs 26A(5)(a) and (b) of the Act, the Higher Education Tuition Protection Director must issue a written notice to each registered higher education provider who is liable to pay the up‑front payments tuition protection levy, which specifies:
 (a) the year to which the levy relates;
 (b) the amount of each component of the provider's levy;
 (c) the total amount of the provider's levy;
 (d) an explanation of how each component of the provider's levy was calculated;
 (e) the day by which the levy is due and payable by the provider, which must be at least 30 days after the day the notice is given; and
 (f) the method or methods by which the provider must pay the levy.
 (2) A failure to give a registered higher education provider the notice under subsection (1) does not affect the liability of the provider to pay the up-front payments tuition protection levy.
              Note 1: Up-front payments tuition protection levy is imposed, for a year, on a registered higher education provider to whom Part 5A of the Act applies under the Levy Act.
              Note 2: Subsection 26A(4) of the Act requires a registered higher education provider to pay the up-front payments tuition protection levy when it is due and payable. This is a condition of registration for the purposes of section 24 and section 26A of the Act.
 (3) A notice under subsection (1) does not need to be given if the liability to pay the up-front payments tuition protection levy is waived under section 8.
 7 Overdue notice
 (1) For the purposes of paragraph 26A(5)(a) of the Act, the Higher Education Tuition Protection Director may give a written overdue notice to the registered higher education provider to comply with a notice issued under section 6 after the date the up-front payments tuition protection levy is due and payable.
 (2) The overdue notice must specify:
 (a) the amount that is