Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00140:clause:1_4:p23
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00140
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 4 (pt 23/67)
Character Range: 341933–344611

on the census date for the unit, then, despite subsection (1) of this section, the total amount of FEE‑HELP assistance, HECS‑HELP assistance and VET FEE‑HELP assistance to which the student is entitled for all of those units is an amount equal to that HELP balance.
Example: Kath has a HELP balance of $2,000, and is enrolled in 4 units with the same census date. Kath's tuition fee for each unit is $600. The total amount of FEE‑HELP assistance to which Kath is entitled for the units is $2,000, even though the total amount of her tuition fees for the units is $2,400.
Note 1: For transitional provisions relating to subparagraph (b)(ia), see Part 2 of Schedule 3 to the Higher Education Support Legislation Amendment (Student Loan Sustainability) Act 2018.
Note 2: The amount of a *VET student loan is limited by reference to the student's HELP balance—see sections 8 and 20 of the VET Student Loans Act 2016. The student's HELP balance is reduced by the amount of any VET student loans that have previously been payable to the student—see section 128‑15.
 (3) If the student has enrolled in the units with more than one higher education provider or *VET provider, and access to none of the units was provided by *Open Universities Australia, the student must notify each provider of the proportion of the total amount of *FEE‑HELP assistance,*HECS‑HELP assistance or *VET FEE‑HELP assistance that is to be payable in relation to the units in which the student has enrolled with that provider.
 (4) If access to some, but not all, of the units of study was provided by *Open Universities Australia, the student must:
 (a) notify Open Universities Australia of the proportion of the total amount of *FEE‑HELP assistance that is to be payable in relation to units access to which was provided by Open Universities Australia; and
 (b) notify each higher education provider or *VET provider at which the student is enrolled in a unit, access to which was not provided by Open Universities Australia, of the proportion of the total amount of FEE‑HELP assistance,*HECS‑HELP assistance or *VET FEE‑HELP assistance that is to be payable in relation to that unit.

Division 110—How are amounts of FEE‑HELP assistance paid?
Note: Part 5‑1 deals generally with payments by the Commonwealth under this Act.

110‑1  Payments
 (1) If a student is entitled to an amount of *FEE‑HELP assistance for a unit of study with a higher education provider, and access to the unit was not provided by *Open Universities Australia, the Commonwealth must:
 (a) as a benefit to the student, lend to the student the amount of FEE‑HELP assistance; and
 (b) pay the amount lent to the provider in discharge