149Requirements for application to Secretary to re‑credit student’s HELP balance

149 Requirements for application to Secretary to re‑credit student’s HELP balance

(1) For the purposes of subsection 72(2) of the Act, this section sets out requirements for an application for the Secretary to re‑credit a student’s HELP balance to be re‑credited under section 71 of the Act. (2) The application must be made within 5 years after the census day for the course, or the part of the course, concerned. (3) The Secretary may extend the period of 5 years mentioned in subsection (2). (4) The application must set out the grounds on which the applicant’s HELP balance is to be re‑credited under section 71 of the Act. (5) The application must include the following to the extent that they are known to the applicant: (a) details of the course to which the application relates; (b) details of the provider of that course; (c) the loan amount that is to be re‑credited; (d) the applicant’s student identifier (if any); (e) any documents supporting the application.