Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00945:reg:5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00945
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5
Character Range: 14944–16226

5  Meaning of genuine student
 (1) This section is made for the purposes of the definition of genuine student in section 6 of the Act.
 (2) The following may be taken into account for the purposes of determining whether a student is a genuine student in relation to a course:
 (a) the student is reasonably engaged in the course;
 (b) the student has knowledge of the course requirements for the course, and the cost and duration of the course;
 (c) the student has satisfied course requirements for the course or participated in assessment activities for the course;
 (d) if the course is an online course—the number of occasions on which the student has logged in to the course is not insignificant;
 (e) the student has provided up‑to‑date contact details that enable the Department to contact the student to verify the student's enrolment in the course;
 (f) if the student is enrolled in another course—the number of the enrolments and associated course loads would not make successful completion of a course by the student impossible or highly improbable;
 (g) when required to do so, the student has communicated his or her agreement for the Secretary to continue to use the VET student loan to pay tuition fees for the course.

Part 2—Loans to students

Division 1—Courses