HECS-HELP Benefit Guidelines No. 1
Part 4APPLYING FOR THE HECS-HELP BENEFIT
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CHAPTER 4 APPLYING FOR THE HECS-HELP BENEFIT
4.1 PURPOSE
4.1. The purpose of this chapter is to specify for the purposes of subsection 157-5 of the Act the:
(a) manner in which a person must apply to the Commissioner for the HECS-HELP Benefit; and
(b) the time within which the application must be made to the Commissioner.
4.5 CONDITION FOR APPLICATION
4.5.5 An application is not valid unless the person lodges an income tax return for the income year or advises the Commissioner that they are not required to lodge a return for the income year.
4.10 MANNER OF APPLICATION
4.10.1 An application must be made using the approved form.
4.15 TIME WITHIN WHICH AN APPLICATION MUST BE MADE
4.15.1 An application must be submitted no later than two years after the end of the income year for which a person is applying for the HECS-HELP benefit.