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Higher Education Support Act 2003
89No entitlement to VET FEE‑HELP assistance for students without tax file numbers
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89 No entitlement to VET FEE‑HELP assistance for students without tax file numbers
(1) This subclause applies to a person in relation to a *VET unit of study if:
(a) the person is enrolled with a *VET provider in the unit; and
(b) the provider receives notice under clause 86 or 87 to the effect that the person does not have, or no longer has, a *tax file number; and
(c) at the end of 28 days after the provider receives that notice, the provider has not been notified of a number that the provider is satisfied (in accordance with subclause (3)) is a valid tax file number; and
(d) the person is entitled to *VET FEE‑HELP assistance for the unit (ignoring paragraph 43(1)(h)).
Note: The person’s HELP balance in relation to the unit is re‑credited: see subclause 47(1).
(2) A *VET provider must, in deciding whether it is satisfied that a number is a valid *tax file number for the purposes of paragraph (1)(d), comply with the guidelines issued by the *Commissioner under subclause 80(4).
(3) A *VET provider must comply with any requirements, set out in guidelines issued by the *Commissioner, relating to procedures for informing persons of the need to obtain a valid *tax file number where the persons may be affected by subclause (1) applying to them.
(4) A guideline issued under subclause (3) is a legislative instrument.
Division 16—Review of decisions
Subdivision 16‑A—Introduction
90 What this Division is about
Some decisions made under this Schedule are subject to reconsideration and then review by the Administrative Review Tribunal.
Subdivision 16‑B—Which decisions are subject to review?