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VET Student Loans Rules 2016
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This item is authorised by the following title:
VET Student Loans Act 2016
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F2023C00945 (C13)
19 October 2023
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Part 1—Preliminary
1 Name
3 Authority
4 Definitions
5 Meaning of genuine student
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Part 2—Loans to students
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Division 1—Courses
6 Purpose of this Division
7 Kinds of courses
8 Course content and activities must be necessary
Division 2—Applications for loans
9 Purpose of this Division
10 Applications for loans
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Part 3A—VETSL debts
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Division 1—VETSL debts
11 Purpose of this Division
12 Amount of a VETSL debt
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Division 2—Notices to be given to the Commissioner
12A Purpose of this Division
12B Notices relating to leaving Australia
12C Notices relating to absence from Australia
12D Notices relating to income (including foreign sourced income)
12E Approved forms
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Part 4—Course provider requirements
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Division 1—Meaning of provider
13 Meaning of provider
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Division 2—Fit and proper person requirements
14 Purpose of this Division
15 Compliance with the law
16 Meaning of key personnel
17 Financial record
18 Management record
19 Provision of information
20 Previous conduct and involvements
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Division 3—Provider suitability requirements
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Subdivision A—Purpose of this Division
21 Purpose of this Division
Subdivision B—General requirements
22 General requirements
Subdivision C—Financial performance
23 Financial performance
24 Dividends and related party transactions
25 Insurance
Subdivision D—Management and governance
26 Management and governance
27 Key personnel and advisers
28 Paying commissions to staff
29 Compliance with laws
30 Provider must meet certain standards
Subdivision E—Experience and course offerings
31 Experience in providing vocational education and training
32 Minimum course offerings
Subdivision F—Student outcomes
33 Completion rates
34 Student support
Subdivision G—Workplace relevance
35 Workplace relevance
Division 4—Listed course providers taken to meet certain requirements
36 Purpose of this Division
37 Listed course providers taken to meet certain requirements
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Part 5—Approving course providers
38 Purpose of this Part
39 Applications that will be considered
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Part 6 – Tuition Protection
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Division 1 – VSL tuition protection levy
40 Purpose of this Division
41 Notice of amount of VSL tuition protection levy
41A Waiver of VSL tuition protection levy
42 Extension notices
43 Recovery of VSL tuition protection levy
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Division 2 – Providers to whom Part 5A of the Act does not apply
44 Purpose of this division
45 Providers to whom Part 5A of the Act does not apply
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Division 3 – Notifying the Director of the details of a default
46 Purpose of this division
47 Additional details of default
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Division 4 – Requirements of notice to VSL Tuition Protection Director
48 Purpose of this division
49 Requirements of notice
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Division 5 – Requirements of notice to student
50 Purpose of this division
51 Requirements of notice
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Division 6 – Payments to replacement providers and others
52 Purpose of this division
53 Payments in connection with tuition protection
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Part 7—Other requirements for approved course providers
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Division 1—Processes and procedures
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Subdivision A—Preliminary
75 Purpose of this Division
76 Processes and procedures an approved course provider must have in place
77 Approved course provider must act in accordance with processes and procedures
78 Approved course provider must train officers on processes and procedures
79 Approved course provider must publish processes and procedures on its website
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Subdivision B—Student entry
80 Academic suitability
81 Results of assessments of competence in reading and numeracy for the purposes of paragraph 80(2)(b)
82 Assessment of competence in reading and numeracy for the purposes of paragraph 80(2)(b)
83 Review of Secretary’s decision
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Subdivision C—Course enrolment
84 Equal and fair treatment of students seeking to enrol
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Subdivision D—Information relating to applications for VET student loans
85 Processes and procedures for information relating to applications for VET student loans
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Subdivision E—Withdrawal from courses and cancellation of enrolment
86 Processes and procedures for student to withdraw from approved course
87 Processes and procedures for cancellation of enrolment
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Subdivision F—Dealing with complaints
88 Grievance procedure
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Subdivision G—Re crediting HELP balances
89 Explaining re crediting
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Subdivision H—Treatment of students seeking review etc.
90 No victimisation or discrimination of students for seeking review etc.
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Subdivision J—Tuition protection
91 Action when provider defaults in relation to a student
92 Procedures as a replacement provider
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Subdivision K—Fees
93 Fees other than tuition fees
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Subdivision L—Handling information
94 Handling information
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Division 2—Specified broker arrangements
95 Purpose of this Division
96 Specified broker arrangements
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Division 3—Information for students
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Subdivision A—Purpose of this Division
97 Purpose of this Division
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Subdivision B—General information
98 Providing information before enrolment
99 VET student loan fee notice
100 Commonwealth assistance notice
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Division 4—Retaining information and documents
104 Purpose of this Division
105 Information and documents to be retained for 5 years
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Division 5—Ongoing information requirements
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Subdivision A—Purpose of this Division
106 Purpose of this Division
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Subdivision B—Notice of events
107 Student does not want fees to be paid using loan
109 Event affecting capacity to comply with Act
110 Changes to provider
111 Other events
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Subdivision C—Other information
113 Annual financial statements
114 Copies of notices given to other regulators
115 Fees for approved courses
116 Annual reporting
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Division 6—Tuition fees
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Subdivision A—Determining tuition fees
117 Purpose of this Subdivision
118 Matters an approved course provider must not have regard to in determining tuition fees
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Subdivision B—Charging of tuition fees by Table A providers
119 Purpose of this Subdivision
120 Charging of tuition fees by Table A providers
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Subdivision C—Charging of tuition fees by other approved course providers
121 Purpose and application of this Subdivision
122 Proportionately spreading tuition fees over periods of the course
123 Fee periods
124 Exemption from complying with this Subdivision to comply with State or Territory subsidy funding arrangements
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Subdivision D—Varying tuition fees
125 Purpose of this Subdivision
126 Varying tuition fees
127 Publishing variation of tuition fees
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Subdivision E—Statement about covered fees
128 Purpose of this Subdivision
129 Requirements for statement about covered fees
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Division 7—Census days
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Subdivision A—Purpose of this division
130 Purpose of this Division
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Subdivision B—Determining census days
131 Determining census days
132 Publishing determination of census days
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Subdivision C—Varying census days
133 Varying census days
134 Publishing variation of census days
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Division 8—Marketing
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Subdivision A—Offering certain inducements
135 Purpose of this Subdivision
136 Benefits that may be offered
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Subdivision B—Use of third party contact lists
137 Purpose of this Subdivision
138 Use of third party contact lists
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Subdivision C—Other marketing requirements
139 Purpose of this Subdivision
140 Information that must be provided
141 Information about fees
142 Marketing that mentions VET student loans
143 Marketing through social media
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Part 8—Re crediting HELP balances
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Division 1—Re crediting by course provider
144 Purpose of this Division
145 Circumstances to which the provider must have regard
146 Circumstances to which the provider may have regard
147 Special circumstances application in relation to replacement component of replacement course
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Division 2—Re crediting by Secretary
148 Unacceptable conduct relating to an application for a VET student loan
149 Requirements for application to Secretary to re credit student’s HELP balance
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Part 9—General provisions
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Division 1—Electronic communication
150 Purpose of this Division
151 Electronic communication—identification requirements
152 Electronic communication between students and the Commonwealth
153 Electronic communication between students and approved course providers
154 Communication systems requirements
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Division 2—Cap on amount of VET student loans
155 Cap on amount of VET student loans
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Division 3—Collection and recovery of approved course provider charge
156 Purpose of this Division
157 Liability to pay approved course provider charge
158 When approved course provider charge due for payment
159 Late payment penalty
160 Waiver of approved course provider charge and late payment penalty
161 Recovery of approved course provider charge and late payment penalty
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Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history