Higher Education Support Amendment (2009 Budget Measures) Act 2009 (86 of 2009)

Schedule 7   Indexation

Higher Education Support Act 2003

2   At the end of section 198-20

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(2) For the purpose of applying section 198-10 to the amounts specified in item 2 of the table in section 198-5 for 2011, the index number is the Higher Education Student Contribution Amounts Index number for that year published by the Minister in the Gazette. Publication may occur at any time, including any time before the start of the year.

(3) For the purpose of applying section 198-10 to the amounts specified in each item of the table in section 198-5 for 2012, the index number for 2011 is taken to be 1.

(4) A notice in the Gazette specifying an index number is not a legislative instrument.