Education Legislation Amendment (Up-front Payments Tuition Protection) Act 2020 (101 of 2020)

Schedule 1   Amendment of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011

Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011

5   Section 5

Insert:

reviewer , of a reviewable decision relating to tuition protection: see section 187B.

Table A provider has the same meaning as in the Higher Education Support Act 2003.

tuition fees means:

(a) in relation to a unit of study for which a domestic student is liable to pay a student contribution amount within the meaning of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 - that amount; or

(b) in relation to a unit of study for which a domestic student is liable to pay a tuition fee within the meaning of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 - that amount; or

(c) if paragraph (a) or (b) does not apply - the amount, or the amount worked out using a method, prescribed by the Up-front Payments Guidelines.

tuition protection requirements has the meaning given by subsection 26A(3).

unit of study :

(a) in relation to an Australian course of study and a registered higher education provider that is also a higher education provider within the meaning of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 - has the same meaning as in that Act; or

(b) in relation to an Australian course of study and a registered higher education provider that is not of the kind mentioned in paragraph (a) means:

(i) a subject or unit (however described) that a person may undertake as part of the course; or

(ii) if the course is not comprised of subjects or units as referred to in subparagraph (i) - the course.

up-front payment for a domestic student for a unit of study:

(a) for a unit of study for which the student is liable to pay a student contribution amount within the meaning of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 - has the same meaning as in section 93-15 of that Act; or

(b) for a unit of study for which the student is liable to pay a tuition fee within the meaning of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 - has the same meaning as in section 107-5 of that Act; or

(c) if paragraph (a) or (b) does not apply - means a payment of all or a part of the student's tuition fees for the unit.

Up-front Payments Guidelines means guidelines made by the Minister under section 26B.

up-front payments tuition protection levy means levy imposed by the Higher Education (Up-front Payments Tuition Protection Levy) Act 2020.