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Tuition Protection Service Director

Education
The functions of the Tuition Protection Service (TPS) Director include: - providing assistance to eligible domestic and international students affected by providers unexpectedly closing or discontinuing courses, by placing the affected students with an alternative provider and/or in an alternative course, or by paying the students a refund; - managing the three tuition protection funds; and - reporting to the Minister on the operations of the TPS and the financial status of the funds. The TPS Director is also the Higher Education Tuition Protection Director under the Higher Education Support Act 2003 and the VET Student Loans Tuition Protection Director under the VET Student Loans Act 2016.

Current single executive appointments

Position Appointee Start Date End Date
TPS Director Ms. Melinda Hatton 5 April 2022 4 April 2027
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