House of Representatives

Higher Education Support Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2011

Explanatory Memorandum

Circulated By Authority of the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations

NOTES ON CLAUSES

Clause 1 - Short title

This clause provides for the Bill, when it is enacted, to be cited as the Higher Education Support Amendment Act (No. 2) 2011 .

Clause 2 - Commencement

Subclause 2(1) inserts a three column table setting out commencement information for various provisions of the Bill. Each provision of the Bill specified in column 1 of the table commences (or is taken to have commenced) in accordance with column 2 of the table and any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

The table has the effect of providing for:

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Clauses 1 to 3 and anything else in the Bill not otherwise covered by the table to commence on the day the Bill (once enacted) receives Royal Assent;
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Schedule 1 to commence on Royal Assent; and
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Schedules 2 to 4 to commence on the later of 1 January 2012 and Royal Assent.

A Note makes it clear that these commencement times will not be amended by any later amendments of the Bill (once enacted).

Subclause 2(2) provides that information in column 3 of the table does not form part of the Bill. Information in column 3 may be inserted or varied in any published version of the Bill (once enacted).

Clause 3 - Schedule(s)

Provides that each Act that is specified in a Schedule is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule and that any other item in a Schedule has effect according to its terms.

For ease of description, this Explanatory Memorandum uses the following abbreviations:

'HESA' means the Higher Education Support Act 2003 .

'HECS-HELP assistance' means assistance payable under Part 3-2 of HESA.

'FEE-HELP assistance' means assistance payable under Part 3-3 of HESA.

'VET course of study' means a structured and integrated program of vocational education or vocational training, usually consisting of a number of modules (units of study) or shorter programs, and leading to the award of a VET diploma, a VET advanced diploma, a VET graduate diploma or a VET graduate certificate.

'VET FEE-HELP assistance' means assistance payable to students for VET units of study under Part 2 of Schedule 1A of HESA.


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