Higher Education Funding Amendment Act 2002 (87 of 2002)

Schedule 1   Amendment of the Higher Education Funding Act 1988

Part 2   Post-graduate education loan scheme

17   After section 98A

Insert:

98AA Eligible private institution

(1) For the purposes of this Chapter, an eligible private institution is an institution of higher education specified in the following table:

Eligible private institutions

 

Column 1

Column 2

self-accrediting private institutions

non-self accrediting private institutions

Bond University

Christian Heritage College

Melbourne College of Divinity

Tabor College (South Australia)

Amendment of table

(2) The Minister may declare that the table in subsection (1) is amended in the manner specified in the declaration and, if such a declaration is made, the declaration has effect accordingly.

Note 1: A declaration under this subsection is to be in writing - see subsection 9(1).

Note 2: A declaration under this subsection is a disallowable instrument - see paragraph 110(a).

(3) The Minister must not make a declaration under subsection (2) that would result in an institution becoming an eligible private institution.

(4) For the purposes of section 8 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, a declaration under subsection (2) that amends the table in subsection (1) by way of repealing part of that table is taken to be an Act that repeals that part of the table.

Minister may have regard to breaches of this Chapter

(5) In deciding whether to make a declaration under subsection (2) that would result in an institution ceasing to be an eligible private institution, the Minister may have regard to:

(a) whether the institution has breached a requirement of this Chapter; and

(b) such other matters (if any) as the Minister considers relevant.