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Higher Education Support Amendment (VET FEE‑HELP and Tertiary Admission Centres) Act 2009
No. 121, 2009
An Act to amend the Higher Education Support Act 2003, and for related purposes
Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—VET FEE‑HELP Higher Education Support Act 2003 Schedule 2—Tertiary Admission Centres Higher Education Support Act 2003
Higher Education Support Amendment (VET FEE-HELP and Tertiary Admission Centres) Act 2009 No. 121, 2009
An Act to amend the Higher Education Support Act 2003, and for related purposes
[Assented to 7 December 2009]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Higher Education Support Amendment (VET FEE‑HELP and Tertiary Admission Centres) Act 2009.
2 Commencement This Act commences on the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.
3 Schedule(s) Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.
Schedule 1—VET FEE‑HELP
Higher Education Support Act 2003
1 Subsection 137‑18(2) Repeal the subsection, substitute: (2) The amount of the *VET FEE‑HELP debt is: (a) 120% of the loan; or (b) if the *VET FEE‑HELP Guidelines specify a lesser percentage of the loan for the person—that lesser percentage of the loan. Note: For specification by class, see subsection 13(3) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.
2 Application The amendment of section 137‑18 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 made by this Schedule applies to VET FEE‑HELP debts (incurred before, on or after the commencement of the amendment) relating to VET units of study whose census dates are on or after 1 July 2009.
3 Paragraph 6(g) of Schedule 1A Omit "relating to *VET credit transfer arrangements".
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