Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00140:clause:1_4:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00140
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 4 (pt 2/67)
Character Range: 289661–292325

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.

Amount of HECS‑HELP assistance for more than one unit
 (2) If the sum of:
 (a) the amount of *HECS‑HELP assistance to which a student would be entitled under section 93‑1 for a unit of study; and
 (b) any other amounts of:
 (i) HECS‑HELP assistance to which the student would be entitled under that section for other units that have the same *census date as that unit; and
 (ii) *FEE‑HELP assistance to which the student would be entitled under section 107‑1 for other units that have the same census date as that unit; and
 (iii) *VET FEE‑HELP assistance to which the student would be entitled under clause 52 of Schedule 1A for other units that have the same census date as that unit;
would exceed the student's *HELP balance on the census date for the unit, then, despite subsection (1) of this section, the total amount of HECS‑HELP assistance, FEE‑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: Kate has a HELP balance of $2,000, and is enrolled in 4 units with the same census date. The student contribution amount for each unit is $600. There are no up‑front payments for the units. The total amount of HECS‑HELP assistance to which Kate is entitled for the units is $2,000, even though the total amount of the student contribution amounts for the units is $2,400.
Note 1: For transitional provisions relating to subparagraph (b)(i), 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 referred to in subsection (2) has enrolled in the units with more than one higher education provider or *VET provider, the student must notify each provider of the proportion of the total amount of *HECS‑HELP assistance, *FEE‑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.

Division 96—How are amounts of HECS‑HELP assistance paid?
Note: Part 5‑1 deals generally with payments by the Commonwealth under this Act.

96‑1  Payments to higher education providers
  If a student is entitled to an amount of *HECS‑HELP assistance for