Explanatory Memorandum
(Circulated by authority of the Minister for Education, Science and Training the Hon Dr Brendan Nelson MP)Notes on clauses
Clause 1 - Short title
Provides for the Act to be cited as the Higher Education Support (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2003.
Clause 2 - Commencement
Subclause 2(1) inserts a three column table setting out commencement information for various provisions in the Act. Each provision of the Act specified in column 1 of the table commences (or is taken to have commenced) in accordance with column 2 of the table and any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
The table provides for sections 1-3 of the Act to commence on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent and for other provisions to commence on the days set out in column 2 of the table.
Subclause 2(2) provides that column 3 of the table is for additional information which may be added to or edited in any published version of the Act but that information in this column is not part of the Act.
Clause 3 - Schedule(s)
Provides that each Act that is specified in a Schedule is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule and that any other item in a Schedule has effect according to its terms.
4 Meanings of expressions defined in the Higher Education Support Act 2003
Provides that expressions used in this Act that are defined in the Higher Education Support Act 2003 have the same meanings as in that Act, unless the contrary intention appears.