Higher Education Support Amendment (Job-Ready Graduates and Supporting Regional and Remote Students) Act 2020 (93 of 2020)

Schedule 1   Commonwealth Grant Scheme

Part 1   Amendments

Higher Education Support Act 2003

35   Subclause 1(1) of Schedule 1

Insert:

designated higher education course has the meaning given by subsection 30-12(1).

eligible Indigenous person : an Indigenous person is an eligible Indigenous person for a *course of study with a *Table A provider if, at the time the person first enrols in a course of study with that provider, the person's permanent residential address is in a *regional area or a *remote area.

first funding cluster means the *funding cluster referred to in item 1 of the table in section 30-15.

grandfathered Commonwealth contribution amount has the meaning given by subsection 33-10(2).

grandfathered funding cluster part means:

(a) any part of the *first funding cluster other than the Society and Culture part of that cluster; or

(b) the Social Studies or Behavioural Science subpart of the Society and Culture part of the first funding cluster; or

(c) any other subpart of the Society and Culture part of the first funding cluster; or

(d) any part of the *second funding cluster.

grandfathered student : a person is a grandfathered student if:

(a) any of the following apply in relation to the person:

(i) the person commenced a *course of study (the ongoing course ) with a higher education provider before 1 January 2021 but has not completed the ongoing course immediately before that day;

(ii) the person completed a course of study (the earlier course ) with a higher education provider before 1 January 2021 and, on or after that day, the person commences another course of study (the honours course ) that relates to the earlier course and that is leading to a *higher education award that is an honours degree;

(iii) the person was undertaking, in 2020, an *enabling course and, on or after 1 January 2021, the person commences another course of study (the later course ) that is leading to a higher education award;

(iv) the person was undertaking, in 2020, a course of study (the UC course ) leading to a higher education award that is an undergraduate certificate and, on or after 1 January 2021, the person commences another course of study (the higher qualification course ) that relates to the UC course and that is leading to a higher education award that is a bachelor degree; and

(b) the person was, at any time before 1 January 2021, a *Commonwealth supported student in relation to a unit of study in the ongoing course, earlier course, enabling course or UC course (as the case may be); and

(c) the person undertakes a unit of study as part of the ongoing course, honours course, later course or higher qualification course (as the case may be) that has a *census date that is on or after 1 January 2021.

Note: An undergraduate certificate is an award conferred by higher education providers under the Australian Qualifications Framework.

grant year has the meaning given by subsection 30-25(1).

higher education course means a *course of study other than the following:

(a) a course of study that is a *designated higher education course;

(b) a course of study that is a *demand driven higher education course.

Indigenous person has the same meaning as in the Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Act 2000.

ineligible work experience unit for a *non-grandfathered student or a *grandfathered studentmeans a unit of study that the student is enrolled in that meets the following conditions:

(a) the unit wholly consists of *work experience in industry;

(b) either:

(i) the student is exempt from paying his or her *student contribution amount in relation to the unit; or

(ii) the unit does not meet the requirements specified by the Administration Guidelines for the purposes of this subparagraph.