Higher Education Support Act 2003

Chapter 2 - Grants for higher education assistance etc  

PART 2-1 - HIGHER EDUCATION PROVIDERS  

Division 19 - What are the quality and accountability requirements?  

Subdivision 19-E - The compliance requirements  

SECTION 19-67   Special requirements for student services, amenities, representation and advocacy in 2012 and later years  

19-67(1)    
A higher education provider that receives a grant under Part 2-2 in respect of the year 2012 or a later year must comply in respect of the year with the requirements of the Student Services, Amenities, Representation and Advocacy Guidelines as those guidelines were in force on the 30 June just before the year.

Note:

The Student Services, Amenities, Representation and Advocacy Guidelines are made by the Minister under section 238-10 .

19-67(2)    
The Student Services, Amenities, Representation and Advocacy Guidelines may provide for:

(a) requirements for providing students with information about services that are not of an academic nature and that support students; and

(b) requirements for providing students with access to such services; and

(c) requirements relating to the representation and advocacy of the interests of students.

19-67(3)    
However, the Student Services, Amenities, Representation and Advocacy Guidelines cannot require a provider to fund an organisation of students, or of students and other persons.

19-67(4)    
Subsection 19-65(1) does not apply in relation to the Student Services, Amenities, Representation and Advocacy Guidelines.