Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPORT ACT 2003 - SECT 110.1

  (1)   If a student is entitled to an amount of * FEE - HELP assistance for a unit of study with a higher education provider, and access to the unit was not provided by * Open Universities Australia, the Commonwealth must:

  (a)   as a benefit to the student, lend to the student the amount of FEE - HELP assistance; and

  (b)   pay the amount lent to the provider in discharge of the student's liability to pay his or her * tuition fee for the unit.

  (2)   If a student is entitled to an amount of * FEE - HELP assistance for a unit of study and access to the unit was provided by * Open Universities Australia, the Commonwealth must:

  (a)   as a benefit to the student, lend to the student the amount of FEE - HELP assistance; and

  (b)   pay the amount lent to Open Universities Australia in discharge of the student's liability to pay his or her * tuition fee for the unit.