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VET Student Loans Act 2016
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#### 56 Student not liable for covered fees
(1) If an approved course provider enrols a student in a course, the provider must give the student a written statement as to whether or not the enrolment is accepted on the basis that some or all of the tuition fees for the course will be covered by a VET student loan.
(2) The statement must:
(a) be given in accordance with the rules; and
(b) if the enrolment is accepted on the basis that only some of the tuition fees for the course will be covered—show the amounts of the tuition fees that will, and will not, be covered by the VET student loan; and
(c) meet any other requirements set out in the rules.
(3) Fees stated to be covered by a VET student loan are covered fees.
(4) An approved course provider contravenes this subsection if the provider requires a student to pay covered fees.
Civil penalty: 120 penalty units.