Universities Accord (Student Support and Other Measures) Act 2024 (108 of 2024)

Schedule 4   Commonwealth Prac Payments

Higher Education Support Act 2003

2   Review of amendments

(1) The Minister must cause an independent review to be conducted of the operation of the amendments made by this Schedule and any Guidelines, regulations or other legislative instruments made for the purposes of those amendments.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the review must consider:

(a) the effectiveness of payments provided to students undertaking courses in teaching, nursing (including midwifery) or social work; and

(b) the appropriateness of expanding payments to students undertaking courses that require university placements, including allied health courses.

(3) The review is to start as soon as practicable after the third anniversary of the day that this Schedule commences.

(4) The persons who conduct the review must give the Minister a written report of the review within 6 months after the commencement of the review.

(5) The Minister must cause a copy of the report to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 15 sittings days of that House after the report is given to the Minister.