6Determining a student services and amenities fee

6 Determining a student services and amenities fee

(1) For the purposes of subparagraph 19-37(6)(a)(i) of the Act, a provider publishes enough information to enable a person liable to pay the student services and amenities fee to work out the amount of the fee if the following information is published at the time the provider determines the fee: (a) the amount of the fee (as a GST inclusive amount); (b) the period to which the fee relates; and (c) the persons or categories of persons to whom the fee relates. (2) When determining an amount of a student services and amenities fee for the purposes of paragraph 19-37(5)(b) of the Act, a higher education provider must not have regard to any matter related to the manner or timing of: (a) any person’s payment of the student services and amenities fee to the provider; or (b) the Commonwealth’s payment to the higher education provider under paragraph 128-1(b) of the Act of any amount lent to any person in discharge of the person’s liability to pay the student services and amenities fee. (3) For the purposes of paragraph 19-37(5)(b) of the Act, a higher education provider may choose to determine different amounts for particular categories of persons who are enrolled or seeking to enrol with the provider, including a zero amount for a student services and amenities fee.

Note: Categories of persons can be determined on any reasonable and relevant basis, including: mode of attendance (for example, external or internal), type of course (such as undergraduate or postgraduate) or equity status (for example, low SES or from a rural or remote area).