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Are you planning to undertake:
- a course of study as a fee-paying student;
- a higher education unit of study access to which is provided by Open Universities Australia; or
- bridging study required for recognition in Australia of professional studies undertaken overseas?
You must read this publication if you wish to access FEE-HELP assistance to pay all or part of your tuition fee.
You should keep this booklet handy for reference throughout the year. The information in this booklet is also available from the Going to Uni website at: www.goingtouni.gov.au.
The information outlined in this booklet was accurate at the time of publication. Changes may be made to the legislation for FEE-HELP at any time, with the consent of both Houses of the Australian Parliament.
IMPORTANT NOTE – the Department of Education, Science and Training has endeavoured to ensure that the information in this publication is consistent with the Higher Education Support Act 2003, the Higher Education Funding Act 1988 and the Higher Education Support (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2003 (copies of which may be found at www.comlaw.gov.au
) and associated guidelines (copies of which may be found at www.dest.gov.au). However, there may be differences between this publication and those Acts, and Parliament may make changes to the Acts from time to time. To the extent of any inconsistency between this booklet and any of those Acts, the Act takes precedence.
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