(1) A debt incurred under this section as in force at any time before 1 July 2019 is a pre - 1 July 2019 VSL debt .
(4) A person's * pre - 1 July 2019 VSL debt, in relation to a loan amount (within the meaning of this section as in force at the time the debt was incurred), is taken to be remitted if the person's * HELP balance is re - credited under Part 6 of the VET Student Loans Act 2016 in relation to the loan amount.
Note: The person's HELP balance may also be re - credited under section 128 - 25 of this Act (re - crediting on discharge of HELP debt etc.), but in those circumstances there is no related remission of debt under this subsection.