(1) If:
(a) an application is made to a higher education provider under paragraph 79 - 1(1)(g) before the end of the application period for the application under section 79 - 10; or
(b) a higher education provider waives the requirement that an application made to the provider under that paragraph be made before the end of that period on the ground that it would not be, or was not, possible for the application to be made before the end of that period;
the provider must, as soon as practicable, consider the application and notify the applicant of the decision on the application.
(2) The notice must include a statement of the reasons for the decision.
Note: Refusals of applications are reviewable under Part 5 - 7.