(1) If a leviable provider is a new provider for a year, the amount of the provider's special tuition protection component for the year is zero.
( 2 ) Otherwise, a leviable provider's special tuition protection component for a year is an amount equal to the total amount of assistance paid to the provider under sections 96 - 1 and 110 - 1 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 in the previous year, multiplied by the percentage determined in an instrument under section 13 for the purposes of this sub section for the year.