Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

HIGHER EDUCATION FUNDING ACT 1988 - SECT 98F

  (1)   An institution must give a written notice under this subsection to each student who:

  (a)   is enrolled in an eligible post - graduate course of study at the institution on the census date for that course of study for a semester; and

  (b)   has made an application under section   98D on or before that date in relation to that course of study.

  (2)   The notice must:

  (a)   set out particulars of so much of that course of study as is being undertaken by the student for that semester; and

  (b)   state whether the student is an eligible student for that semester; and

  (c)   set out the student's student load in respect of that course of study for that semester expressed as a proportion of the standard student load for that course of study in the year in which that semester occurs; and

  (d)   specify the full amount of the fees charged by the institution for so much of that course of study as is being undertaken by the student for that semester; and

  (e)   specify the amount of those fees that has been paid by the student on or before the census date for that course of study for that semester; and

  (f)   specify the amount of those fees outstanding in respect of the student immediately after the census date for that course of study for that semester.

  (3)   A notice to a student under subsection   (1) in relation to a semester must be given not later than a date specified by the Minister by notice published in the Gazette in relation to that semester for the purposes of this section.

  (4)   If, after giving a notice to a student under subsection   (1) or this subsection, the institution is satisfied that a material particular in the notice was not, or has ceased to be, correct, the institution must give a further written notice to the student setting out the correct particular.

  (5)   A notice under this section is given for the purpose only of providing information to a student, and the liability of a student to pay fees charged by the institution is not affected:

  (a)   if the institution fails to give a notice or to give a notice by the specified date; or

  (b)   if there is an incorrect statement in the notice.

  (6)   A notice under this section must set out the effect of subsections   55(1) and (2), as applied in relation to the notice by subsection   (7).

  (7)   Section   55 applies in relation to a notice under this section as if:

  (a)   any references in that section to student were references to student within the meaning of Chapter   4A; and

  (aa)   any references in that section to institution were references to institution within the meaning of Chapter   4A; and

  (aaa)   any references in that section to appropriate officer were references to appropriate officer within the meaning of Chapter   4A; and

  (b)   the references in subsections   55(1) and (4) to section   54 were references to section   98F; and

  (c)   the reference in subsection   55(3) to the liability of the student to pay the contribution were a reference to the liability of the student to pay fees charged by the institution; and

  (d)   the reference in subsection   55(4) to subsection   54(3) were a reference to subsection   98F(4).