27Tuition fees

#### 27 Tuition fees (1) A registered provider must not receive, in respect of an overseas student or intending overseas student, more than 50% of the student’s total tuition fees for a course before the student has begun the course. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if: (a) either of the following choose to pay more than 50% of the overseas student’s, or intending overseas student’s, total tuition fees for a course before the student has begun the course: (i) the student; (ii) a person who is responsible for paying those fees; or (b) the course has a duration of 25 weeks or less.