Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2020A00093:clause:4a_7:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2020A00093
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 4A cl 7 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 72201–74777

7  After section 96‑1
Insert:

96‑2  Payments to higher education providers—partial up‑front payment of student contribution amount

Up‑front payments made for one unit of study only
 (1) If:
 (a) a student is entitled to an amount of *HECS‑HELP assistance for a unit of study (the relevant unit) in which the student is enrolled with a higher education provider; and
 (b) one or more *up‑front payments have been made in relation to the relevant unit; and
 (c) both of the following apply:
 (i) the amount of that up‑front payment, or the sum of those up‑front payments, is less than 90% of the student's *student contribution amount for the relevant unit;
 (ii) the amount of that up‑front payment, or the sum of those up‑front payments, is $500 or more; and
 (d) either:
 (i) the student is not enrolled with a provider as a *Commonwealth supported student in relation to any other units of study that have the same *census date as the relevant unit; or
 (ii) if the student is so enrolled in relation to one or more such other units of study, no up‑front payments have been made for any of those units;
the Commonwealth must pay the amount of HECS‑HELP assistance for the relevant unit in accordance with subsections (3) and (4).

Up‑front payments made for more than one unit of study
 (2) If:
 (a) a student is entitled to an amount of *HECS‑HELP assistance for a unit of study (the relevant unit) in which the student is enrolled with a higher education provider; and
 (b) one or more *up‑front payments have been made in relation to the relevant unit; and
 (c) the student is enrolled with the provider as a *Commonwealth supported student in relation to one or more other units of study that have the same *census date as the relevant unit; and
 (d) one or more up‑front payments have been made in relation to one or more of those other units; and
 (e) both of the following apply:
 (i) the sum of the up‑front payments made in relation to the relevant unit and those other units is less than 90% of the sum of the student's *student contribution amounts for the relevant unit and those other units;
 (ii) the sum of the up‑front payments made in relation to the relevant unit and those other units is $500 or more;
the Commonwealth must pay the amount of HECS‑HELP assistance for the relevant unit in accordance with subsections (3) and (4).

Payment of loan amount
 (3) The Commonwealth must:
 (a) as a benefit to the student, lend to the student an amount equal to the difference between the amount of *HECS‑HELP assistance for the relevant unit and the *HECS‑HELP