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Higher Education Support Act 2003
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17 Provider must maintain quality
Subdivision 4‑D—The VET fairness requirements
18 Equal benefits and opportunity requirements
19 Student grievance and review requirements
20 Tuition assurance requirements
21 VET providers to appoint review officers
22 Review officers not to review own decisions
23 Procedures relating to personal information
Subdivision 4‑E—The VET compliance requirements
23A Basic requirement
23B Entry procedure for students
23C Receiving requests for Commonwealth assistance
24 VET provider to provide statement of general information
25 Notice of events that affect provider’s ability to comply with VET quality and accountability requirements
25A Copy of notice given to National VET Regulator about material changes
26 Compliance assurance—provider
26A Compliance notices
Subdivision 4‑F—The VET fee requirements
27 Determining tuition fees for all students
27A Requirements in the VET Guidelines
28 Schedules of VET tuition fees
Division 5—Revocation of VET provider approvals
29 Revocation of approval
Division 5A—Civil penalty provisions and enforcement
Subdivision 5A‑A—Civil penalty provisions
39DA Civil penalty provisions
39DB Civil penalty—publishing information that suggests VET FEE‑HELP assistance is not a loan etc.
39DC Civil penalty—inappropriate inducements
39DD Appropriate and inappropriate inducements
39DE Civil penalty—failure to provide VET FEE‑HELP notices
39DF Civil penalty—failure to comply with student requests
39DG Civil penalty—charging a fee etc. for a student to cancel an enrolment or request for assistance
39DH Civil penalty—accepting requests for Commonwealth assistance etc. when student not entitled
39DI Civil penalty—failure to advise about requests etc.
39DJ Civil penalty—failure to apportion fees appropriately
39DK Civil penalty—failure to publish fees
39DL Civil penalty—failure to report data
Subdivision 5A‑B—Infringement notices
39EA Infringement notices
39EB Infringement officers
39EC Relevant chief executive
Subdivision 5A‑C—Monitoring and investigation powers
39FA Monitoring powers
39FB Monitoring powers—persons exercising relevant roles etc.
39FC Investigation powers
39FD Investigation powers—persons exercising relevant roles etc.
Subdivision 5A‑D—Other matters
39GA Appointment of investigators
39GB Functions and powers
39GC Delegation by relevant chief executive etc.
39GD Other enforcement action
Part 2—VET FEE‑HELP assistance
Division 6—Introduction
40 What this Part is about
41 The VET Guidelines
Division 7—Who is entitled to VET FEE‑HELP assistance?
Subdivision 7‑A—Basic rules
43 Entitlement to VET FEE‑HELP assistance
44 Citizenship or residency requirements
45 Course requirements
45A VET unit of study not undertaken as part of VET course of study
45B Entry procedure requirements
45C Request for Commonwealth assistance requirements
45D Notional VET FEE‑HELP accounts
45E Effect of VET FEE‑HELP account being in deficit at the end of a calendar year
Subdivision 7‑B—Re‑crediting HELP balances in relation to VET FEE‑HELP assistance