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HIGHER EDUCATION FUNDING ACT 1988

Table of Provisions

CHAPTER 1--Introductory

 
  • 1 Short title  
  • 2 Commencement  
  • 2A Objects of Act  
  • 3 Definitions  
  • 4 Institutions  
  • 5 References to payments and Acts  
  • 6 Proposed institutions  
  • 7 Provision for superannuation, long service leave or workers' compensation  
  • 8 Special fund for Table A institutions  
  • 8A Special fund for Table B institutions  
  • 9 Making and variation of determinations etc.  
  • 10 References to the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory  
  • 11 Application of the Criminal Code  
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CHAPTER 2--Grants for Higher Education Assistance

 

PART 2.1----PRELIMINARY

  • 12 Institutions to which provisions apply  
  • 13 Undergraduate and post - graduate fees  
  • 14 Educational profiles  

PART 2.2----OPERATING AND OTHER GRANTS

  • 15 Grants for expenditure for operating purposes  
  • 16 Grants for expenditure for limited operating purposes  
  • 17 Maximum grants  
  • 18 Conditions of grants  
  • 19 Grants for restructuring and rationalisation programs  
  • 20 Grants for superannuation expenses  
  • 20A Grants for special purposes  
  • 20B Grant to Marcus Oldham College  
  • 21 Proposals and grants for projects of national priority etc.  
  • 21A Conditions on certain grants under section 21  
  • 21B Grants in relation to innovation in, or quality of, higher education  
  • 22 Promotion of equality of opportunity  
  • 22A Grants to open learning organisations  
  • 23 Special research assistance  
  • 23A Grants for advanced engineering centres  
  • 23B Conditions of grants for advanced engineering centres  
  • 23BA Grants to co - operative multimedia centres  
  • 23C Limit on total funds available for certain grants  
  • 24 Grants in respect of teaching hospitals  
  • 25 Grants in respect of drug and alcohol education in teaching hospitals  
  • 25A Grants to support student organisations--payments to institutions  
  • 25B Grants to support student organisations--direct payments  
  • 26 Guidelines for non - building capital projects  
  • 27 Guidelines for special capital projects  
  • 27A Grants for special capital projects  
  • 27B Minister may give directions in relation to special capital projects  
  • 27C Conditions attaching to special capital grants  
  • 27D Expenditure on international marketing and promotion  

PART 2.4----TRANSITIONAL

  • 28 Adjustments where estimated 1988 enrolments not equal to actual enrolments  
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CHAPTER 4--Higher Education Contribution Scheme

 

PART 4.1----PRELIMINARY

  • 34 Interpretation  
  • 35 Exempt students  
  • 36 Student load not to include work experience in industry  
  • 37 Semesters  

PART 4.2----CONTRIBUTIONS

Division 1--Additional condition of grant of financial assistance

  • 38 Additional condition  

Division 2--Imposition and payment of contributions

  • 39 Requirement to pay contributions  
  • 40 Annual course contribution  
  • 40A Annual Band amounts that apply from 1997  
  • 41 Requirements before enrolment or undertaking course  
  • 41A Institutions to give students certain information on enrolment  
  • 41B Certain students to give tax file number information by census date  
  • 41C Student must be excluded from course if tax file number information not provided  
  • 42 Power of Commissioner to inform institution concerning tax file number  
  • 42A Institution to cancel enrolment of student without tax file number  
  • 43 Application for issue or notification of tax file number  
  • 44 Issuing of tax file numbers  
  • 45 Current tax file number  
  • 46 Deemed refusal by Commissioner  
  • 47 Cancellation of tax file numbers  
  • 48 Alteration of tax file numbers  
  • 49 Notification of issued tax file numbers  
  • 50 Review of decisions  
  • 51 Statements to accompany notification of decisions  
  • 52 Unauthorised requirement etc. that tax file number be quoted  
  • 53 Unauthorised recording etc. of tax file number  
  • 54 Notice by institution  
  • 55 Requests for correction of notices  
  • 56 Overpayment of contribution  
  • 56A Institution to refund student payment if enrolment cancelled under section 41C  
  • 56B Institution to refund student payment if enrolment cancelled under section 42A  
  • 56C Electronic communications from students to institutions  
  • 56D Electronic signature of communications by students  
  • 56E Electronic communications from institutions to students  

Division 3--Discharge by Commonwealth of students' liabilities for contributions

  • 57 Commonwealth to discharge students' liabilities  
  • 58 Institutions to provide information to Minister  

PART 4.4----REPAYMENT OF LOANS

Division 5--Miscellaneous

  • 78 Secrecy  

PART 4.5----ABOLITION OF HIGHER EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION CHARGE

Division 4--Canberra Institute of the Arts

  • 96 Charges not to be imposed  
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CHAPTER 4A--Post-graduate education loan scheme

 

PART 4A.1----PRELIMINARY

PART 4A.2----ADDITIONAL CONDITION OF GRANT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

  • 98C Additional condition  

PART 4A.3----APPLICATIONS FOR AND GRANTS OF PELS LOANS

Division 1--Application for PELS loan

  • 98D Making an application for a PELS loan  
  • 98E Tax file number of student  
  • 98F Notice by institution  

Division 2--Discharge by Commonwealth of students' liability for fees

  • 98G Commonwealth to discharge students' liabilities  
  • 98H Commonwealth not liable where person does not have a tax file number  
  • 98J Institution to provide information to Minister about post - graduate students  
  • 98JA Eligible private institution to report information  

PART 4A.4----MISCELLANEOUS

  • 98K Secrecy  
  • 98L Annual statement  
  • 98M Electronic communications between students and institutions  
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CHAPTER 4B--Bridging for overseas-trained professionals (BOTP) loan scheme

 

PART 4B.1----INTRODUCTION

  • 98N Simplified outline  
  • 98NA No financial assistance payable  
  • 98P Definitions  
  • 98Q Occupation  
  • 98R Requirements for entry to occupation  
  • 98S Listed professional occupations and relevant assessing bodies  
  • 98T Assessment statement given by relevant assessing body  
  • 98U BOTP course  
  • 98V Citizenship/residency requirements  

PART 4B.2----ADDITIONAL CONDITION OF GRANT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

  • 98W Additional condition  

PART 4B.3----APPLICATIONS FOR, AND GRANTS OF, BOTP LOANS

Division 1--Application for BOTP loan

  • 98X Making an application for a BOTP loan  
  • 98Y Tax file number of student  
  • 98Z Notice by institution  

Division 2--Discharge by the Commonwealth of students' liability for fees

  • 98ZAA Application of Division  
  • 98ZA Commonwealth to discharge students' liabilities  
  • 98ZB Commonwealth not liable where person does not have a tax file number  
  • 98ZC Institution to provide information to Minister  

PART 4B.4----MISCELLANEOUS

CHAPTER 5--Open Learning Deferred Payment Scheme

 

PART 5.1----PRELIMINARY

  • 99 Interpretation  
  • 100 Object of Part  
  • 101 Eligible clients  
  • 103 Standard study load  

PART 5.2----CHARGES

Division 1--Payment of basic charges

  • 104 Basic charge  
  • 105 Eligible client may join deferred payment scheme  
  • 106A Tax file number of eligible client  
  • 106AA Agency to notify Minister where tax file number not provided  
  • 106AB Commonwealth not liable where client does not have a tax file number  
  • 106B Notice by Agency  
  • 106C Requests for correction of notices  
  • 106CA Electronic communications between clients and Agency  

Division 2--Discharge by Commonwealth of clients' liability for basic charges

  • 106D Commonwealth to discharge clients' liabilities  
  • 106E Agency to provide information to Minister  

PART 5.3----MISCELLANEOUS

  • 106F Secrecy  
  • 106FA Annual statement  
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CHAPTER 5A--Repayment of loans made under Chapters 4, 4A, 4B and 5

 

PART 5A.1----PRELIMINARY

  • 106H Interpretation  
  • 106I Object of Part  

PART 5A.2----NATURE OF INDEBTEDNESS

  • 106J HEC semester debt  
  • 106JA PELS semester debt  
  • 106JB BOTP semester debt  
  • 106K OL study period debt  
  • 106KA Semester debts do not arise after 1 January 2005  
  • 106L Power of Secretary to remit debt in special circumstances  
  • 106M Reconsideration of decision and appeal to Administrative Appeals Tribunal  
  • 106MA Further review of reconsideration decision concerning remission of semester debt  
  • 106N Calculation of accumulated HEC debt  
  • 106O Accumulated HEC debt discharges earlier debts  

PART 5A.3----DISCHARGE OF INDEBTEDNESS

Division 1--Voluntary discharge of indebtedness

  • 106P Voluntary payments in respect of debts  
  • 106PA Repayment of debt under this Chapter  

Division 1A--Voluntary repayments of accumulated HEC debt

  • 106PB Notice to Commissioner  
  • 106PC Voluntary payments in respect of accumulated HEC debt  

Division 2--Requirement to discharge indebtedness

  • 106Q Compulsory payments in respect of accumulated HEC debt  

Division 3--Returns and assessments

  • 106R Agency etc. to provide information to Commissioner  
  • 106T Assessment  
  • 106U Application of tax legislation  
  • 106V Notification on notices of assessment of tax  
  • 106W Power of Commissioner to defer assessment or reduce assessment to nil  
  • 106X Review of decision of Commissioner  

Division 4--Miscellaneous

  • 106Y Application of payments  
  • 106YA Effect of bankruptcy  
  • 106Z Indebtedness discharged by death  
  • 106ZA Secrecy  
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CHAPTER 5B--Limit on student debt to Commonwealth

 

PART 5B.1----PRELIMINARY

PART 5B.2----ADDITIONAL CONDITION OF GRANT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

  • 106ZC Additional condition  

PART 5B.3----MAXIMUM PERMITTED DEBT

  • 106ZD Minister may determine maximum permitted debt  

PART 5B.4----LOAN LIMIT NOTICES

  • 106ZE Commissioner to give loan limit notice  
  • 106ZF Cancelling loan limit notice  
  • 106ZG Consequences of loan limit notice--no amounts payable by Commonwealth  

PART 5B.5----SUSPENSION NOTICES

  • 106ZH Commissioner must give suspension notice  
  • 106ZJ Consequences of suspension notice--HECS courses  

PART 5B.6----SECRECY

CHAPTER 6--Miscellaneous

 
  • 107 Benefits of, and opportunities created by, grants to be equally available to female and male students  
  • 108 Additional conditions  
  • 109 Amendments affecting entitlements to grants  
  • 110 Legislative instruments  
  • 110A Transitional financial assistance  
  • 110B Commonwealth not liable where person later gives correct information  
  • 111 Time and manner of payments  
  • 112 Delegation  
  • 112A Application of the Taxation Administration Act 1953  
  • 113 Advances  
  • 115 Authority to borrow  
  • 116 Application of money borrowed  
  • 118 Appropriation  
  • 119 Report by Minister  
  • 120 Regulations  

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