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is taken, or is taken not, to carry out work as a *location‑preferred HELP debtor (health practitioner) as a particular kind of health practitioner; or
 (b) circumstances in which a person is taken, or is taken not, to carry out such work in a rural area, a remote area or a very remote area; or
 (c) circumstances in which a person is taken, or is taken not, to be a location‑preferred HELP debtor (health practitioner) in relation to a *course of study for particular periods.

144‑5  Reducing indexation of accumulated HELP debts
 (1) The *Secretary must, on the application of a person under subsection (6), determine that the indexation of the person's *accumulated HELP debt for a *course of study is to be reduced in relation to a financial year if:
 (a) on 1 June of the financial year in relation to which the application is made, the person has an accumulated HELP debt for the course of study; and
 (b) the Secretary is satisfied that the person:
 (i) was a *location‑preferred HELP debtor (health practitioner) in relation to the course of study at any time during the calendar year (the applicable calendar year) ending on 31 December in the financial year; and
 (ii) has met such other requirements (if any) as are specified in the HELP Debtor Guidelines (Health Practitioners) for the purposes of this subparagraph.
 (2) If the *Secretary determines that the indexation of the person's *accumulated HELP debt for a *course of study is to be reduced in relation to a financial year, the Secretary must determine the number of days in the applicable calendar year in respect of which the person was a *location‑preferred HELP debtor (health practitioner) for the course of study.
 (3) The *Secretary must, within the period specified by subsection (4), give notice to the person of the Secretary's decision on that application. The notice must:
 (a) be in writing; and
 (b) if the Secretary determines that the indexation of the person's *accumulated HELP debt for the *course of study is to be reduced in relation to a financial year—state the number of days determined by the Secretary under subsection (2).
 (4) For the purposes of subsection (3), the period is:
 (a) the period of 60 days after the day the *Secretary receives the application under subsection (6); or
 (b) any longer period (not exceeding 6 months) determined in writing by the Secretary in relation to the application.
Note: The Secretary is taken to have made a decision to reject the application if the Secretary does not notify the person of the decision within the period specified by this subsection: see section 206‑5.
 (5) If the notice states a number of days by