Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPORT ACT 2003 - SECT 118.1

  (1)   A student is entitled to * OS - HELP assistance in relation to a period of 6 months if:

  (a)   the student meets the citizenship or residency requirements under section   118 - 5; and

  (b)   the student has not received OS - HELP assistance in relation to more than one other period of 6 months; and

  (c)   the student is enrolled in a * course of study with a higher education provider (the home provider ); and

  (ca)   the course of study is an * accredited course in relation to the home provider; and

  (d)   the student meets the prior study requirements under section   118 - 7; and

  (e)   the student meets the overseas study requirements under section   118 - 10; and

  (f)   on the completion of that study outside Australia, the student will have to complete units of study that have a total EFTSL value of at least 0.125 EFTSL in order to complete the course requirements for that course of study; and

  (g)   the student * meets the tax file number requirements (see section   187 - 1); and

  (h)   the student has completed, signed and given to an * appropriate officer of the home provider a * request for Commonwealth assistance in relation to that course of study; and

  (ha)   the student has applied to the home provider for receipt of OS - HELP assistance in relation to the period; and

  (hb)   if the student made the application on or after 1   January 2021--the student meets the * student identifier requirements under section   118 - 12; and

  (i)   the home provider has selected the student for receipt of OS - HELP assistance in relation to the period (see section   118 - 15).

  (2)   However, the student is not entitled to * OS - HELP assistance in relation to that period if:

  (a)   another higher education provider has granted OS - HELP assistance to the student in relation to:

  (i)   that period; or

  (ii)   a period that overlaps with that period; or

  (b)   the student applies to the home provider for the assistance after the student has completed the study in relation to the period.

  (3)   To avoid doubt, the student may be outside Australia when the student applies to the home provider for receipt of * OS - HELP assistance.