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Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

Interest, relief, penalties and offences, rights of objection, and rights to challenge - Dispute procedures and rights to challenge - Rights to challenge and challenge procedures

182A: Challenge to decision concerning temporary repayment suspension

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"You can question a decision about pausing your student loan payments"

If you have a student loan and the Commissioner says no to your request for a temporary break from repayments, you can challenge this decision. You can do this if you think the decision is not fair and reasonable. The specific rule that allows you to do this is found in section 107B of the law. This means you have a chance to speak up if you believe the Commissioner's decision about your temporary repayment suspension wasn't right.

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Part 4Interest, relief, penalties and offences, rights of objection, and rights to challenge
Dispute procedures and rights to challenge: Rights to challenge and challenge procedures

182AChallenge to decision concerning temporary repayment suspension

  1. A borrower may challenge a decision by the Commissioner under section 107B not to grant the borrower a temporary repayment suspension, on the ground that the decision is not fair and reasonable.

Notes
  • Section 182A: inserted, on , by section 32 of the Student Loan Scheme Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 10).
  • Section 182A heading: amended, on , by section 72(1) of the Taxation (KiwiSaver, Student Loans, and Remedial Matters) Act 2020 (2020 No 5).
  • Section 182A: amended, on , by section 72(2) of the Taxation (KiwiSaver, Student Loans, and Remedial Matters) Act 2020 (2020 No 5).