20When Secretary is not required to pay loan amount

20 When Secretary is not required to pay loan amount

The Secretary is not required to pay a loan amount for a student for a course if any of the following applies: (a) the student has not given the Secretary the student’s tax file number; (b) the student has not given the Secretary the student’s student identifier; (c) the Secretary is satisfied that the student: (i) is not an eligible student; or (ii) is not a genuine student; (d) payment of the amount would breach a provider fee limit; (e) the loan amount is greater than the student’s HELP balance; (f) the Secretary suspects on reasonable grounds that the course provider is not complying with this Act; (g) the approval of the course provider has been revoked or suspended, or has expired; (h) the Secretary is satisfied that special circumstances prevented, or will prevent, the student from completing the requirements for the course, or the part of the course; (i) the Secretary is satisfied that the course provider, or a person acting on the provider’s behalf, engaged in unacceptable conduct in relation to the student’s application for the VET student loan; (j) both of the following apply: (i) the student has not completed the requirements for the course, or the part of the course, because the provider defaulted in relation to the student; (ii) the VSL Tuition Protection Director decides, under paragraph 66E(1)(b), that the Director is not satisfied that there is a suitable replacement course for the student.

Note: For provider fee limit, see subsection 34(3).