Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPORT ACT 2003 - SECT 30.10

             (1)  Before the commencement of a year, the Minister may allocate a specified * number of Commonwealth supported places to a higher education provider for that year.

             (2)  The allocation must specify the distribution of those places between the * funding clusters.

          (2A)  If the provider has indicated to the Minister its preferred distribution of those places, the Minister must have regard to that preferred distribution in deciding the distribution of those places.

             (3)  The allocation may also specify:

                     (a)  the number of those places that have a regional loading; and

                     (b)  the number of those places that have a medical student loading; and

                     (c)  the number of those places that have an enabling loading; and

                     (d)  the number of those places that have a transitional loading.

             (4)  If the provider is not a * Table A provider, the allocation must specify:

                     (a)  that it is only in respect of * national priorities; and

                     (b)  the number of places for each national priority for which the provider is allocated places.