sec.71Refund of part of fee paid for distance education— Act , s 434

sec.71 Refund of part of fee paid for distance education— Act , s 434

This section applies if, because of a change in the personal circumstances of a person for whom a fee mentioned in section 52 (2) of the Act was paid in relation to the person’s enrolment for a school year, the person is— no longer enrolled in a program of distance education at a State school; or no longer enrolled to undertake a component of a program of distance education at a State school. The person or, if another person paid the fee, the other person, may apply to the chief executive for a refund of part of the fee. The application is not for a stated amount of refund. See subsections (5) and (6) for how to calculate a refund payable under this section. The application must— be made in writing before the end of semester 1 of the school year to which the fee relates; and give details of the change in the person’s personal circumstances. a change in the person’s residence because of a transfer in the employment of a parent of the person The chief executive may refund part of the fee if the chief executive is satisfied it is appropriate and reasonable to do so because of the change in the person’s personal circumstances. If the chief executive decides to refund part of the fee, the chief executive must calculate the refund payable in accordance with the departmental policy for calculating the refund published on the department’s website. For calculating the refund, the person’s enrolment in, or enrolment to undertake a component of, the program of distance education is taken to have ended on the day the application was made. (sec.71-ssec.1) This section applies if, because of a change in the personal circumstances of a person for whom a fee mentioned in section 52 (2) of the Act was paid in relation to the person’s enrolment for a school year, the person is— no longer enrolled in a program of distance education at a State school; or no longer enrolled to undertake a component of a program of distance education at a State school. (sec.71-ssec.2) The person or, if another person paid the fee, the other person, may apply to the chief executive for a refund of part of the fee. The application is not for a stated amount of refund. See subsections (5) and (6) for how to calculate a refund payable under this section. (sec.71-ssec.3) The application must— be made in writing before the end of semester 1 of the school year to which the fee relates; and give details of the change in the person’s personal circumstances. a change in the person’s residence because of a transfer in the employment of a parent of the person (sec.71-ssec.4) The chief executive may refund part of the fee if the chief executive is satisfied it is appropriate and reasonable to do so because of the change in the person’s personal circumstances. (sec.71-ssec.5) If the chief executive decides to refund part of the fee, the chief executive must calculate the refund payable in accordance with the departmental policy for calculating the refund published on the department’s website. (sec.71-ssec.6) For calculating the refund, the person’s enrolment in, or enrolment to undertake a component of, the program of distance education is taken to have ended on the day the application was made.