Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00020:reg:93:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00020
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 93 (pt 3/6)
Character Range: 17901–20921

a student is enrolled as a VET student in a VET unit of study with a VET provider if the student is entitled to VET FEE-HELP assistance under clause 43 of Schedule 1A to the Act for the unit.

        VET tuition assurance administrator means a body mentioned in subsection 9(2) or paragraph 10(2)(a) or (c) (other than students or the first body).

        VET tuition assurance arrangement means an arrangement covered by subsection 9(2) or 10(2).

        VET tuition assurance scheme means a scheme covered by both paragraphs 9(2)(a) and 10(2)(a).
        VET tuition fee repayment option has the meaning given by subsections 10(3) to (7).

        Note: This is the option referred to in paragraph 51(1)(d) of Schedule 1A to the Act.

        written VET tuition assurance offer has the meaning given by section 19.

        vulnerable person includes:
           (a)    a person with a physical or intellectual disability or a physical or mental illness; and
           (b)    a person who suffers social or financial hardship; and
           (c)    a person who cannot communicate, or has difficulty communicating, in English; and
           (d)    a person who is otherwise disadvantaged.

Part 2—Approval as a VET provider

  6    Specified kinds of bodies

        For the purposes of paragraph 6(1A)(a) of Schedule 1A to the Act, the kinds of bodies are those established to provide vocational education or vocational training under any of the following laws (as in force on 1 January 2016):
           (a)    the Technical and Further Education Commission Act 1990 (NSW);
           (b)    the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic.);
           (c)    the TAFE Queensland Act 2013 (Qld);
           (d)    the Vocational Education and Training Act 1996 (WA);
           (e)    the TAFE SA Act 2012 (SA);
           (f)    the Training and Workforce Development Act 2013 (Tas.);
           (g)    the Canberra Institute of Technology Act 1987 (ACT).

Part 3—Tuition assurance

Division 1—Preliminary

  7    Purpose

This Part sets out the requirements for VET tuition assurance for the purposes of clause 7 of Schedule 1A to the Act.

Note 1: These requirements are relevant as:
        (a)    requirements a body must fulfil to be approved under clause 6 of that Schedule as a VET provider; and
        (b)    requirements a VET provider must continue to comply with under subclause 20(1) of that Schedule.

Note 2: Some related matters in Division 6:
        (a)      impose obligations on an exempt body, such as collecting information about students enrolled in VET units of study with the exempt body; and
        (b)     impose obligations on a VET provider in its capacity as a second provider; and
        (c)      set out matters relevant to re-crediting a student's HELP balance under subclause 46(2) of Schedule 1A to the Act.

  8    Requirements for VET tuition assurance

        (1)    These requirements have 4 parts:
(a)    the VET course assurance requirements (see Division 2);