161Recovery of approved course provider charge and late payment penalty

161 Recovery of approved course provider charge and late payment penalty

(1) The following amounts may be recovered by the Secretary, on behalf of the Commonwealth, from an approved course provider as debts due to the Commonwealth: (a) an amount of approved course provider charge that is due and payable by the provider; (b) a late payment penalty that is due and payable by the provider. (2) The Commonwealth may recover the debts referred to in subsection (1) from one or more loan amounts that would otherwise be payable to the course provider in relation to a student. (3) If a debt is recovered from a loan amount that is otherwise payable in relation to a student, the amount recovered is taken to have been paid to the course provider in relation to the student.