Higher Education Support Act 2003
Sch1-1(1)
Amended by:
Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Australia's Engagement in the Pacific) Act 2023 (assent 27/11/2023)
3-Sch1-Cl10
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 29/03/2024 | Amend | Inserted definition 'Pacific engagement visa holder' |
Education Legislation Amendment (Startup Year and Other Measures) Act 2023 (assent 28/6/2023)
3-Sch1-Cl66
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 29/06/2023 | Amend | Inserted definition 'accelerator program course fee' |
| 29/06/2023 | Amend | Inserted definition 'accelerator program course' |
3-Sch1-Cl67
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 29/06/2023 | Amend | Amended definition 'census date' |
3-Sch1-Cl68
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 29/06/2023 | Amend | Amended definition 'census date' |
3-Sch1-Cl69
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 29/06/2023 | Amend | Substituted definition 'EFTSL value' |
3-Sch1-Cl70
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 29/06/2023 | Amend | Amended definition 'enrolled' |
3-Sch1-Cl71
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 29/06/2023 | Amend | Amended definition 'request for Commonwealth assistance' |
3-Sch1-Cl72
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 29/06/2023 | Amend | Amended definition 'request for Commonwealth assistance' |
3-Sch1-Cl73
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 29/06/2023 | Amend | Inserted definition 'reversed' |
3-Sch1-Cl73A
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 29/06/2023 | Amend | Inserted definition 'STARTUP-HELP assistance ' |
| 29/06/2023 | Amend | Inserted definition 'STARTUP-HELP debt ' |
3-Sch1-Cl74
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 29/06/2023 | Amend | Amended definition 'student' |
3-Sch1-Cl76
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 29/06/2023 | Amend | Substituted definition 'up-front payment' |
Higher Education Support Amendment (Australia's Economic Accelerator) Act 2023 (assent 14/3/2023)
Explanatory Memorandum - REPS
Second Reading Speech - REPS
3-Sch1-Cl11
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 15/03/2023 | Amend | Inserted definition 'AEA Advisory Board' |
| 15/03/2023 | Amend | Inserted definition 'Australia's Economic Accelerator program ' |
| 15/03/2023 | Amend | Inserted definition 'Australia's Economic Accelerator program information' |
| 15/03/2023 | Amend | Inserted definition 'Australia's greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets' |
| 15/03/2023 | Amend | Inserted definition 'Paris Agreement' |
Education Legislation Amendment (2022 Measures No. 1) Act 2022 (assent 29/11/2022)
3-Sch1-Cl15
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 30/11/2022 | Amend | Amended definition 'course of study' |
3-Sch1-Cl16
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 30/11/2022 | Amend | Inserted definition 'microcredential course' |
3-Sch4-Cl15
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 1/01/2023 | Amend | Repealed definition 'HECS-HELP discount' |
Education Legislation Amendment (2021 Measures No. 2) Act 2021 (assent 24/6/2021)
Explanatory Memorandum - REPS
Second Reading Speech - REPS
3-Sch1-Cl28
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 25/06/2021 | Amend | Amended definition 'grandfathered student' |
3-Sch1-Cl4
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 1/01/2022 | Amend | Inserted definition 'eligible former permanent humanitarian visa holder' |
Higher Education Support Amendment (Freedom of Speech) Act 2021 (assent 22/3/2021)
Explanatory Memorandum - REPS
Second Reading Speech - REPS
3-Sch1-Cl4
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 23/03/2021 | Amend | Inserted definition 'academic freedom' |
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2021 (assent 1/3/2021)
Explanatory Memorandum - REPS
Supplementary Explanatory Memorandum - SEN
Second Reading Speech - REPS
3-Sch2-Cl457
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 1/09/2021 | Amend | Amended definition 'applicable court' |
3-Sch2-Cl458
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 1/09/2021 | Amend | Amended definition 'judicial officer' |
Education Legislation Amendment (Up-front Payments Tuition Protection) Act 2020 (assent 20/11/2020)
Explanatory Memorandum - REPS
Second Reading Speech - REPS
3-Sch2-Cl103
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 1/01/2021 | Amend | Inserted definition 'provider obligation period' |
3-Sch2-Cl104
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 1/01/2021 | Amend | Amended definition 'replacement unit' |
3-Sch2-Cl67
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 1/01/2021 | Amend | Repealed definition 'HELP Tuition Protection Director' |
| 1/01/2021 | Amend | Repealed definition 'HELP Tuition Protection Fund Advisory Board' |
| 1/01/2021 | Amend | Repealed definition 'HELP Tuition Protection Fund' |
3-Sch2-Cl68
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 1/01/2021 | Amend | Inserted definition 'Higher Education Tuition Protection Director' |
| 1/01/2021 | Amend | Inserted definition 'Higher Education Tuition Protection Fund Advisory Board' |
| 1/01/2021 | Amend | Inserted definition 'Higher Education Tuition Protection Fund' |
| 1/01/2021 | Amend | Inserted definition 'Up-front Payments Guidelines' |
| 1/01/2021 | Amend | Inserted definition 'up-front payments tuition protection' |
3-Sch2-Cl80
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 1/01/2021 | Amend | Inserted definition 'officer of a registered higher education provider' |
Higher Education Support Amendment (Job-Ready Graduates and Supporting Regional and Remote Students) Act 2020 (assent 27/10/2020)
Addendum to the Explanatory Memorandum - SEN
Explanatory Memorandum - REPS
Supplementary Explanatory Memorandum relating to sheet RV130 - SEN
Supplementary Explanatory Memorandum relating to sheet RV133 - SEN
Second Reading Speech - REPS
3-Sch1-Cl31
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 28/10/2020 | Amend | Repealed definition 'basic grant amount' |
3-Sch1-Cl32
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 28/10/2020 | Amend | Amended definition 'Commonwealth contribution amount' |
3-Sch1-Cl33
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 28/10/2020 | Amend | Inserted definition 'demand driven higher education course' |
3-Sch1-Cl34
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 28/10/2020 | Amend | Repealed definition 'designated courses of study' |
3-Sch1-Cl35
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 28/10/2020 | Amend | Inserted definition 'Indigenous person' |
| 28/10/2020 | Amend | Inserted definition 'designated higher education course' |
| 28/10/2020 | Amend | Inserted definition 'eligible Indigenous person' |
| 28/10/2020 | Amend | Inserted definition 'first funding cluster' |
| 28/10/2020 | Amend | Inserted definition 'grandfathered Commonwealth contribution amount' |
| 28/10/2020 | Amend | Inserted definition 'grandfathered funding cluster part' |
| 28/10/2020 | Amend | Inserted definition 'grandfathered student' |
| 28/10/2020 | Amend | Inserted definition 'grant year' |
| 28/10/2020 | Amend | Inserted definition 'higher education course' |
| 28/10/2020 | Amend | Inserted definition 'ineligible work experience unit' |
3-Sch1-Cl36
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 28/10/2020 | Amend | Amended definition 'maximum basic grant amount' |
3-Sch1-Cl37
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 28/10/2020 | Amend | Repealed definition 'non-designated courses of study' |
3-Sch1-Cl38
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 28/10/2020 | Amend | Inserted definition 'non grandfathered student' |
3-Sch1-Cl39
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 28/10/2020 | Amend | Substituted definition 'number of Commonwealth supported places' |
3-Sch1-Cl40
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 28/10/2020 | Amend | Inserted definition 'regional area' |
| 28/10/2020 | Amend | Inserted definition 'remote area' |
| 28/10/2020 | Amend | Inserted definition 'second funding cluster' |
| 28/10/2020 | Amend | Inserted definition 'total basic grant amount' |
3-Sch2-Cl8
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 28/10/2020 | Amend | Amended definition 'maximum student contribution amount for a place' |
3-Sch4A-Cl11
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 1/01/2021 | Amend | Inserted definition 'HECS-HELP discount' |
3-Sch4B-Cl12
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 1/01/2022 | Amend | Inserted definition 'SLE amount' |
| 1/01/2022 | Amend | Inserted definition 'Student Learning Entitlement' |
| 1/01/2022 | Amend | Inserted definition 'additional SLE' |
| 1/01/2022 | Amend | Inserted definition 'covered by a persons Student Learning Entitlement' |
| 1/01/2022 | Amend | Inserted definition 'eligible person' |
| 1/01/2022 | Amend | Inserted definition 'lifelong SLE' |
| 1/01/2022 | Amend | Inserted definition 'ordinary SLE' |
National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Amendment (Governance and Other Matters) Act 2020 (assent 3/9/2020)
Addendum to the Explanatory Memorandum - REPS
Explanatory Memorandum - REPS
Second Reading Speech - REPS
3-Sch1-Cl66
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 1/01/2021 | Amend | Repealed definition 'NVETR Commissioner' |
Education Legislation Amendment (Tuition Protection and Other Measures) Act 2019 (assent 6/12/2019)
Explanatory Memorandum - REPS
Second Reading Speech - REPS
3-Sch2-Cl31
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 1/01/2020 | Amend | Inserted definition 'HELP Tuition Protection Director' |
| 1/01/2020 | Amend | Inserted definition 'HELP Tuition Protection Fund Advisory Board' |
| 1/01/2020 | Amend | Inserted definition 'HELP Tuition Protection Fund' |
| 1/01/2020 | Amend | Inserted definition 'HELP tuition protection levy' |
| 1/01/2020 | Amend | Inserted definition 'affected unit' |
| 1/01/2020 | Amend | Inserted definition 'default' |
| 1/01/2020 | Amend | Inserted definition 'original course' |
| 1/01/2020 | Amend | Inserted definition 'replacement course' |
| 1/01/2020 | Amend | Inserted definition 'replacement unit' |
3-Sch2-Cl32
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 1/01/2020 | Amend | Repealed definition 'tuition assurance requirements' |
3-Sch2-Cl33
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 1/01/2020 | Amend | Inserted definition 'tuition protection requirements' |
Education Legislation Amendment (2019 Measures No. 1) Act 2019 (assent 28/11/2019)
Explanatory Memorandum - REPS
Second Reading Speech - REPS
3-Sch1-Cl3
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 1/01/2020 | Amend | Inserted definition 'course of study in aviation' |
3-Sch2-Cl14
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 1/01/2020 | Amend | Inserted definition 'ABS Remoteness Structure' |
3-Sch3-Cl17
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 28/11/2019 | Amend | Repealed definition 'Australian Qualifications Framework Register' |
3-Sch3-Cl18
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 28/11/2019 | Amend | Amended definition 'higher education award' |
Higher Education Support Amendment (Cost Recovery) Act 2019 (assent 28/10/2019)
Explanatory Memorandum - REPS
Second Reading Speech - REPS
3-Sch1-Cl4
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 1/01/2020 | Amend | Inserted definition 'higher education provider charge' |
Education and Other Legislation Amendment (VET Student Loan Debt Separation) Act 2018 (assent 25/9/2018)
Revised Explanatory Memorandum - SEN
Second Reading Speech - REPS
3-Sch1-Cl11
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 1/07/2019 | Amend | Inserted definition 'pre-1 July 2019 VSL debt' |
3-Sch1-Cl12
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 1/07/2019 | Amend | Repealed definition 'VET student loan debt' |
Higher Education Support Legislation Amendment (Student Loan Sustainability) Act 2018 (assent 24/8/2018)
Revised Explanatory Memorandum - REPS
Second Reading Speech - REPS
3-Sch1-Cl13
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 1/07/2019 | Amend | Repealed definition 'AWE' |
3-Sch1-Cl14
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 1/07/2019 | Amend | Amended definition 'index number' |
3-Sch1-Cl15
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 1/07/2019 | Amend | Repealed definition 'reference period' |
Education Legislation Amendment (Provider Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2017 (assent 16/8/2017)
Explanatory Memorandum - REPS
Second Reading Speech - REPS
3-Sch3-Cl40
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 17/08/2017 | Amend | Amended definition 'civil penalty provision' |
3-Sch3-Cl41
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 17/08/2017 | Amend | Inserted definition 'HESA investigator' |
3-Sch3-Cl42
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 17/08/2017 | Amend | Amended definition 'qualified auditor' |
3-Sch3-Cl43
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 17/08/2017 | Amend | Inserted definition 'TEQSA investigator' |
Budget Savings (Omnibus) Act 2016 (assent 16/9/2016)
Revised Explanatory Memorandum - SEN
Supplementary Explanatory Memorandum - REPS
Second Reading Speech - REPS
3-Sch2-Cl4
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 1/01/2018 | Amend | Repealed definition of 'indexation period' |
3-Sch3-Cl15
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 1/07/2017 | Amend | Amended definition of 'HECS-HELP' |
Labor 2013-14 Budget Savings (Measures No. 2) Act 2015 (assent 11/12/2015)
Revised Explanatory Memorandum - SEN
Second Reading Speech - REPS
3-Sch3cl9
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 12/12/2015 | Amend | Repealed definition of 'HECS-HELP discount' |
Higher Education Support Amendment (VET FEE-HELP Reform) Act 2015 (assent 11/12/2015)
Explanatory Memorandum - REPS
Supplementary Explanatory Memorandum - REPS
Second Reading Speech - REPS
3-Sch1-cl22
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 31/12/2015 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'State or Territory VET regulator' |
| 31/12/2015 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'VET FEE-HELP account' |
| 31/12/2015 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'general interest charge rate' |
| 31/12/2015 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'qualifying VET course' |
| 31/12/2015 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'responsible parent' |
| 31/12/2015 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'student entry procedure' |
3-Sch1-cl23
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 31/12/2015 | Amend | Amended definition of 'VET tuition fee' |
3-Sch1-cl30
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 31/12/2015 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'Departmental investigator' |
| 31/12/2015 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'NVETR Commissioner' |
| 31/12/2015 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'NVETR investigator' |
| 31/12/2015 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'NVETR staff member' |
| 31/12/2015 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'Regulatory Powers Act' |
| 31/12/2015 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'applicable court' |
| 31/12/2015 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'civil penalty provision' |
| 31/12/2015 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'judicial officer' |
Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Act 2015 (assent 30/11/2015)
Explanatory Memorandum - REPS
Second Reading Speech - REPS
3-Sch1cl11
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 1/01/2016 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'dependent child' |
Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2015 (assent 10/09/2015)
Explanatory Memorandum - REPS
Second Reading Speech - REPS
3-Sch1-Cl297
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 5/03/2016 | Amend | Repealed definition of 'Federal Register of Legislative Instruments'' |
Higher Education Support Amendment (Asian Century) Act 2013 (assent 29/06/2013)
Explanatory Memorandum - REPS
Second Reading Speech - REPS
3-Sch1-Cl24
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 30/06/2013 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'maximum OS-HELP amount' |
3-Sch1-Cl25
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 30/06/2013 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'maximum OS HELP (Asian language study) amount' |
| 30/06/2013 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'maximum OS HELP (overseas study) amount' |
3-Sch1-Cl26
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 30/06/2013 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'minimum OS-HELP amount' |
3-Sch1-Cl27
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 30/06/2013 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'minimum OS HELP (Asian language study) amount' |
| 30/06/2013 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'minimum OS HELP (overseas study) amount' |
3-Sch1-Cl28
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 30/06/2013 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'supplementary amount for Asian language study' |
Higher Education Support Amendment (Further Streamlining and Other Measures) Act 2013 (assent 28/03/2013)
3-Sch1-Cl7
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 28/03/2013 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'subject to review' |
3-Sch3-Cl11
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 28/03/2013 | Amend | Amended definition of 'VET quality and accountability requirements' |
3-Sch5-Cl5
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 28/03/2013 | Amend | Amended definition of 'VET advanced diploma' |
3-Sch5-Cl6
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 28/03/2013 | Amend | Amended definition of 'VET diploma' |
3-Sch5-Cl7
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 28/03/2013 | Amend | Amended definition of 'VET graduate certificate' |
3-Sch5-Cl8
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 28/03/2013 | Amend | Amended definition of 'VET graduate diploma' |
Higher Education Support Amendment (Streamlining and Other Measures) Act 2012 (assent 28/11/2012)
Explanatory Memorandum - REPS
Supplementary Explanatory Memorandum - SEN
Second Reading Speech - REPS
3-Sch1-Cl31
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 1/01/2013 | Amend | Amended definition of VET course of study' |
3-Sch1-Cl32
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 1/01/2013 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'VET qualification' |
3-Sch2-Cl17
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 29/11/2012 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'Federal Register of Legislative Instruments' |
3-Sch3-Cl45
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 1/01/2013 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'VET Administration Guidelines' |
3-Sch3-Cl46
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 1/01/2013 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'VET FEE-HELP Guidelines' |
3-Sch3-Cl47
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 1/01/2013 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'VET Guidelines' |
3-Sch3-Cl48
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 1/01/2013 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'VET Tuition Fee Guidelines' |
National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011 (assent 12/04/2011)
Explanatory Memorandum - The SEN
Second Reading Speech - REPS
3-Sch1-Cl48
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 1/7/2011 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'accredited VET course' |
3-Sch1-Cl49
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 1/7/2011 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'National Register' |
3-Sch1-Cl50
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 1/7/2011 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'National VET Regulator' |
3-Sch1-Cl51
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 1/7/2011 | Amend | Omitted definition of 'NTIS' |
3-Sch1-Cl52
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 1/7/2011 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'registered training organisation' |
3-Sch1-Cl53
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 1/7/2011 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'VET Regulator' |
Higher Education Support Amendment (VET FEE-HELP and Tertiary Admission Centres) Act 2009 (assent 7/12/2009)
Explanatory Memorandum - REPS
Correction to the Explanatory Memorandum - REPS
Second Reading Speech - REPS
3-Sch2-Cl16
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 7/12/2009 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'officer of a Tertiary Admission Centre' |
3-Sch2-Cl17
| Commenced | Action | Note |
| 7/12/2009 | Amend | Inserted definition of 'Tertiary Admission Centre' |