25Varying a student contribution amount or tuition fee

25 Varying a student contribution amount or tuition fee

(1) For the purposes of paragraph 19-87(3)(a) and paragraph 19-90(4)(a) of the Act, a higher education provider may only vary a published student contribution amount or tuition fee, respectively, if the variation occurs prior to the published census date for the unit of study, and: (a) the variation does not disadvantage a student enrolled, or a person seeking to enrol; and (b) the variation is necessary to correct the published student contribution amount or tuition fee due to administrative error or circumstances that did not apply at the time the student contribution amount or tuition fee was determined. (2) Without limiting the generality of paragraph (1)(a), a student will be disadvantaged by a variation that increases the student contribution amount or tuition fee. (3) In relation to replacement schedules under subsection 19-95(3) to the Act, the method by which a higher education provider must withdraw the previous schedule, inform the Minister of the variation and give the Minister a replacement schedule incorporating the variation is by publishing the replacement schedule on the provider’s website as soon as practicable after making that decision.