Student Loans (Overseas Debtors Repayment Levy) Act 2015

No. 155, 2015

Compilation No. 2

Compilation date: 1 January 2024

Includes amendments: Act No. 60, 2023

Registered: 15 January 2024

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Student Loans (Overseas Debtors Repayment Levy) Act 2015 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 1 January 2024 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

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Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

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Self - repealing provisions

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Contents

1 Short title 1

2 Commencement 1

3 Definitions 1

4 Imposition of levy 2

5 Amount of levy 2

Endnotes 3

Endnote 1—About the endnotes 3

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key 5

Endnote 3—Legislation history 6

Endnote 4—Amendment history 7

An Act to impose the overseas debtors repayment levy, and for related purposes
1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Student Loans (Overseas Debtors Repayment Levy) Act 2015.
2 Commencement 1

Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
Commencement information Commencement information Commencement information
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Provisions Commencement Date/Details
1. The whole of the Act At the same time as Schedule 1 to the Education Legislation Amendment (Overseas Debt Recovery) Act 2015 commences. 1 January 2016

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.

 2

Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
3 Definitions

In this Act:

income year has the meaning given by subsection 995-1(1) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

overseas debtors repayment levy means levy payable under: (a) Higher Education Support Act 2003; orsection 154-16 of the (aa) VET Student Loans Act 2016; orsection 23EC of the (b) Australian Apprenticeship Support Loans Act 2014.section 47A of the

a

(a) Higher Education Support Act 2003; orsection 154-16 of the

aa

(aa) VET Student Loans Act 2016; orsection 23EC of the

b

(b) Australian Apprenticeship Support Loans Act 2014.section 47A of the

4 Imposition of levy

Overseas debtors repayment levy is imposed.
5 Amount of levy

The amount of a person’s overseas debtors repayment levy is equal to the amount payable by the person under Higher Education Support Act 2003, section 23EC of the VET Student Loans Act 2016 or section 47A of the Australian Apprenticeship Support Loans Act 2014, as the case requires.section 154-16 of the

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

The following endnotes are included in every compilation:

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Abbreviation key—Endnote 2

The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4

Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.

Editorial changes

The Legislation Act 2003 authorises First Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial and presentational changes to a compiled law in preparing a compilation of the law for registration. The changes must not change the effect of the law. Editorial changes take effect from the compilation registration date.

If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.

Misdescribed amendments

A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe how an amendment is to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, then the misdescribed amendment can be incorporated through an editorial change made under Legislation Act 2003.section 15V of the

If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the amendment is not incorporated and “(md not incorp)” is added to the amendment history.

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
ad = added or inserted o = order(s)
am = amended Ord = Ordinance
amdt = amendment orig = original
c = clause(s) par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s)
C[x] = Compilation No. x /sub-subparagraph(s)
Ch = Chapter(s) pres = present
def = definition(s) prev = previous
Dict = Dictionary (prev…) = previously
disallowed = disallowed by Parliament Pt = Part(s)
Div = Division(s) r = regulation(s)/rule(s)
ed = editorial change reloc = relocated
exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have renum = renumbered
effect rep = repealed
F = Federal Register of Legislation rs = repealed and substituted
gaz = gazette s = section(s)/subsection(s)
LA = Legislation Act 2003 Sch = Schedule(s)
LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003 Sdiv = Subdivision(s)
(md) = misdescribed amendment can be given SLI = Select Legislative Instrument
effect SR = Statutory Rules
(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment Sub-Ch = Sub-Chapter(s)
cannot be given effect SubPt = Subpart(s)
mod = modified/modification underlining = whole or part not
No. = Number(s) commenced or to be commenced

Endnote 3—Legislation history
Act Number and year Assent Commencement Application, saving and transitional provisions
Student Loans (Overseas Debtors Repayment Levy) Act 2015 155, 2015 26 Nov 2015 1 Jan 2016 (s 2(1) item 1)
Student Loans (Overseas Debtors Repayment Levy) Amendment Act 2018 117, 2018 25 Sept 2018 1 July 2019 (s 2(1) item 1) —
Student Loans (Overseas Debtors Repayment Levy) Amendment Act 2023 60, 2023 21 Aug 2023 1 Jan 2024 (s 2(1) item 1) —

Endnote 4—Amendment history
Provision affected How affected
s 3 am No 117, 2018; No 60, 2023
s 4 rs No 117, 2018
s 5 am No 117, 2018; No 60, 2023