Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPORT ACT 2003 - SECT 193.15

  (1)   This subsection applies to a person if:

  (a)   a higher education provider has imposed a * student services and amenities fee on the person; and

  (b)   the provider receives notice under section   190 - 15 or 190 - 20 to the effect that the person does not have, or no longer has, a * tax file number; and

  (c)   at the end of 28 days after the provider receives that notice, the provider has not been notified of a number that the provider is satisfied (in accordance with subsection   (2)) is a valid tax file number; and

  (d)   the person is entitled to * SA - HELP assistance for the fee (ignoring paragraph   126 - 1(1)(c)).

Note:   If subsection   (1) applies to a person:

(a)   the provider must repay any amount paid to the provider by the Commonwealth to discharge the person's liability for the student services and amenities fee (see section   128 - 5); and

(b)   the person's SA - HELP debt relating to the payment by the Commonwealth is remitted (see subsection   137 - 16(4)).

  (2)   A higher education provider must, in deciding whether it is satisfied that a number is a valid * tax file number for the purposes of paragraph   (1)(c), comply with the guidelines issued by the * Commissioner under subsection   187 - 1(4).

  (3)   A higher education provider must comply with any requirements, set out in guidelines issued by the * Commissioner, relating to procedures for informing persons of the need to obtain a valid * tax file number, where the persons may be affected by subsection   (1) applying to them.

  (4)   A guideline issued under subsection   (3) is a legislative instrument.