Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPORT ACT 2003 - SECT 104.27

             (1)  A higher education provider must, on the * Secretary's behalf, re-credit a person's * FEE-HELP balance with an amount equal to the amounts of * FEE-HELP assistance that the person received for a unit of study if:

                     (a)  the person has been enrolled in the unit with the provider; and

                     (b)  subsection 193-10(1) applies to the person in relation to the unit.

             (2)  * Open Universities Australia must, on the * Secretary's behalf, re-credit a person's * FEE-HELP balance with an amount equal to the amounts of * FEE-HELP assistance that the person has received for a unit of study if subsection 193-10(2) applies to the person in relation to the unit.

Note:          A FEE-HELP debt relating to a unit of study will be remitted if the FEE-HELP balance in relation to the unit is re-credited: see section 137-10.

             (3)  The * Secretary may re-credit the person's * FEE-HELP balance under subsection (1) or (2) if the provider or * Open Universities Australia is unable to do so.