Commonwealth Numbered Acts

OVERSEAS STUDENTS CHARGE AMENDMENT ACT 1987 No. 129, 1987 - SECT 3

3. Section 6 of the Principal Act is amended:

   (a)  by omitting subsections (1) and (2) and substituting the following
        subsections:

"(1) The amount of charge imposed by this Act in respect of the enrolment of
an overseas student in a university or advanced education course for a year
after 31 December 1987 is:

   (a)  where the student is an eligible overseas student (Class A) in
        relation to the year:

        (i)    if the student is enrolled in a course of study in medicine,
               veterinary science or dentistry-$4,456; or

        (ii)   if subparagraph (i) does not apply-$3,663;

   (b)  where the student is an eligible overseas student (Class B) in
        relation to the year:

        (i)    if the student is enrolled in a course of study in medicine,
               veterinary science or dentistry-$5,999; or

        (ii)   if subparagraph (i) does not apply-$5,159; or

   (c)  in any other case:

        (i)    if the student is enrolled in a course of study in medicine,
               veterinary science or dentistry-$7,153; or

        (ii)   if subparagraph (i) does not apply-$6,313.

"(2) The amount of charge imposed by this Act in respect of the enrolment of
an overseas student in a technical and further education course for a year
after 31 December 1987 is:

   (a)  where the student is an eligible overseas student (Class A) in
        relation to the year-$593;

   (b)  where the student is an eligible overseas student (Class B) in
        relation to the year-$833; or

   (c)  in any other case-$1,018.";

   (b)  by omitting from subsection (3) "1986" and "$300" and substituting
        "1987" and "$328" respectively;
(c) by inserting in subsection (4) "(Class A)" after "eligible overseas
student";
(d) by inserting in subsection (4A) "(Class A)" after "eligible overseas
student";

   (e)  by inserting after subsection (4A) the following subsections:

"(4B) For the purposes of this section, an overseas student who is enrolled in
a university or advanced education course (not being a postgraduate student
who is the holder of a scholarship awarded by the Australian-American
Educational Foundation) for a year (in this subsection referred to as the
'enrolment year') is an eligible overseas student (Class B) in relation to the
enrolment year if the student:

   (a)  was enrolled in a university or advanced education course after 31
        December 1985 but before 1 January 1988; and

   (b)  was or is enrolled in:

        (i)    that course; or

        (ii)   if the student has, on one or more occasions, transferred his
               or her enrolment to another university or advanced education
               course-that other course;
for the enrolment year and for each year (if any) after 31 December 1987 and
before the enrolment year.

"(4C) For the purposes of this section, an overseas student who:

   (a)  being a postgraduate student who is the holder of a scholarship
        awarded by the Australian-American Educational Foundation, is enrolled
        in a university or advanced education course; or

   (b)  is enrolled in a technical and further education course;
for a year (in this subsection referred to as the 'enrolment year') is an
eligible overseas student (Class B) in relation to the enrolment year if the
student:

   (c)  was enrolled in a university or advanced education course or a
        technical and further education course, as the case may be, after 31
        December 1986 but before 1 January 1988; and

   (d)  was or is enrolled in:

        (i)    that course; or

        (ii)   if the student has, on one or more occasions, transferred his
               or her enrolment to another university or advanced education
               course or technical and further education course, as the case
               may be-that other course;
for the enrolment year and for each year (if any) after 31 December 1987 and
before the enrolment year."; and

   (f)  by omitting from subsection (5) "and (4A)" and substituting ", (4A),
        (4B) and (4C)".