(1) A higher education provider must, on the * Secretary's behalf, re - credit a person's * HELP balance with an amount equal to the amounts of * HECS - 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 - 5(1) applies to the person in relation to the unit.
(2) The * Secretary may re - credit the person's * HELP balance under subsection (1) if the provider is unable to do so.