House of Representatives

Explanatory Memorandum

(Circulated by authority of the Minister for Education, Science and Training the Hon Dr Brendan Nelson MP)

Schedule 3 - Amendment of the Higher Education Support (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2003

Item 1

Repeals item 5 of Schedule 1 and replaces it with a new item to have the effect of amending the definition of institution in section 4 of the Higher Education Funding Act 1988 to specifically exclude the National Institute of Dramatic Art students from the "grandfathering" provisions for HECS students in the Act.