Commonwealth Numbered Acts

VET STUDENT LOANS ACT 2016 (NO. 98, 2016) - SECT 56

             (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.