Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00168:section:20
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00168
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 20
Character Range: 33836–35390

20  When Secretary is not required to pay loan amount
  The Secretary is not required to pay a loan amount for a student for a course if any of the following applies:
 (a) the student has not given the Secretary the student's tax file number;
 (b) the student has not given the Secretary the student's student identifier;
 (c) the Secretary is satisfied that the student:
 (i) is not an eligible student; or
 (ii) is not a genuine student;
 (d) payment of the amount would breach a provider fee limit;
 (e) the loan amount is greater than the student's HELP balance;
 (f) the Secretary suspects on reasonable grounds that the course provider is not complying with this Act;
 (g) the approval of the course provider has been revoked or suspended, or has expired;
 (h) the Secretary is satisfied that special circumstances prevented, or will prevent, the student from completing the requirements for the course, or the part of the course;
 (i) the Secretary is satisfied that the course provider, or a person acting on the provider's behalf, engaged in unacceptable conduct in relation to the student's application for the VET student loan;
 (j) both of the following apply:
 (i) the student has not completed the requirements for the course, or the part of the course, because the provider defaulted in relation to the student;
 (ii) the VSL Tuition Protection Director decides, under paragraph 66E(1)(b), that the Director is not satisfied that there is a suitable replacement course for the student.
Note: For provider fee limit, see subsection 34(3).