Explanatory Memorandum
Circulated By Authority of the Minister for Education the Honourable Julia Gillard MPNOTES ON CLAUSES
Clause 1 - Short title
Clause 1 provides for the Act to be cited as the Higher Education Support Amendment (University College London) Act 2010.
Clause 2 - Commencement
Clause 2 provides that the Higher Education Support Amendment (University College London) Act 2010 will be taken to have commenced on 1 January 2010.
Retrospective commencement of the amendment is considered appropriate to ensure that any students wishing to seek FEE-HELP assistance for units of study they undertake with the University College London during semester 1 of 2010 will not be disadvantaged owing to a delay in the passage of the bill after commencement of semester 1 of the 2010 academic year.
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Provides that each Act that is specified in a Schedule is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule and that any other item in a Schedule has effect according to its terms.