Queensland Subordinate Legislation as Made Queensland Subordinate Legislation as Made(1) The authority must close a person's student account—
(a) if the authority issues a QCE to the person; or
(b) within 9 years of the first account day; or
(c) if a provider or recognised school informs the authority about the person's death under section 58(2)(d) of the Act.
(2) However, the person may give the authority a notice stating that the person wishes to continue his or her student account before the account is closed.
(3) If the person's student account is closed, the person may give the authority a notice stating the person wishes to open his or her student account.
(4) If the authority receives a notice under subsection (2)—
(a) the person's student account continues for a period of 9 years from the date the authority received the notice from the person; and
(b) any credits recorded in the student account continue to be recorded in the account for the period mentioned in paragraph (a).
(5) If the authority receives a notice under subsection (3)—
(a) the authority must open the person's student account for a period of 9 years from the date the authority received the notice from the person; and
(b) the authority must record any credits previously recorded in the student account in the opened account.
(6) In this section—
compulsory school age see the E(GP) Act, section 9.
first account day means one of the following days—
(a) if the person is, or has been, in the student account phase and is not a non-Queensland student—1 January of the year in which the person stopped being of compulsory school age;
(b) if the person is a non-Queensland student—1 January of the year in which the relevant time falls;
(c) otherwise—1 January of the year in which a student account is opened for the person.
non-Queensland student means a person—
(a) who did not live in Queensland at the relevant time; and
(b) for whom a student account would have been required to be opened under a student account provision if the person had lived in Queensland at the relevant time.
relevant time, for a non-Queensland student, means the time the student would have stopped being of compulsory school age if the student had lived in Queensland.
student account provision means—
(a) section 51 of the Act; or
(b) the E(GP) Act, section 253, as in force before its repeal under the Education Legislation Amendment Act 2006, section 18; or
(c) the Youth Participation in Education and Training Act 2003, section 38, as in force before its repeal under the E(GP) Act, section 435; or
(d) the Education (Queensland Studies Authority) Act 2002, section 21D, as in force before its repeal under section 93 of the Act.