Higher Education Support Act 2003

Ch 2 (heading) substituted by No 119 of 2007, s 3 and Sch 8 item 3, applicable in relation to payments under Part 2-4 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 in respect of the year 2008 or a later year. The heading formerly read:

Chapter 2 - Grants for higher education assistance

Subdiv 33-B heading substituted by No 93 of 2020, s 3 and Sch 1 item 12, effective 28 October 2020. For application provisions, see note under s 30-12 . The heading formerly read:

Subdivision 33-B - Basic grant amounts

S 33-10(1) amended by No 108 of 2024, s 3 and Sch 3 item 3, by inserting table item 5, applicable to units of study that have a census date on or after 1 January 2025. For transitional provision, see note under 140-10(1B) .

S 33-10(1) amended by No 55 of 2021, s 3 and Sch 1 item 26, by substituting " Indigenous and Foreign Languages " for " Foreign Languages " in table item 3, effective 25 June 2021 and applicable in relation to the following: (a) funding agreements entered into under Part 2-2 of that Act in respect of 2021 and later calendar years; (b) grants payable under Part 2-2 of that Act for 2021 and later calendar years.

S 33-10(2) amended by No 108 of 2024, s 3 and Sch 3 item 4, by inserting table item 8, applicable to units of study that have a census date on or after 1 January 2025. For transitional provision, see note under 140-10(1B) .

S 33-10 substituted by No 93 of 2020, s 3 and Sch 1 item 14, effective 28 October 2020. For application provisions, see note under s 30-12 . S 33-10 formerly read:

SECTION 33-10 Commonwealth contribution amounts  
33-10
The Commonwealth contribution amount , for a place in a * funding cluster, is:

Commonwealth contribution amount
Item	Funding cluster	Commonwealth contribution amount
1	Law, Accounting, Administration, Economics, Commerce	$ 1,765
2	Humanities	$ 4,901
3	Mathematics, Statistics, Behavioural Science, Social Studies, Computing, Built Environment, Other Health	$ 8,670
4	Education	$ 9,020
5	Clinical Psychology, Allied Health, Foreign Languages, Visual and Performing Arts	$ 10,662
6	Nursing	$ 11,903
7	Engineering, Science, Surveying	$ 15,156
8	Dentistry, Medicine, Veterinary Science, Agriculture	$ 19,235

Note:

Commonwealth contribution amounts are indexed under Part 5-6.

S 33-10 amended by No 86 of 2009, s 3 and Sch 2 item 2, by substituting the table, effective 1 January 2010. No 86 of 2009, s 3 and Sch 2 items 3 and 4 contain the following transitional provisions:

3 Transitional provision - indexation  
3
Amounts in the table in section 33-10 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 , as amended, are not to be indexed on 1 January 2010. 4 Transitional provision  
4
For the purposes of working out if and how a higher education provider ' s basic grant amount for the year 2010 or an earlier year is to be adjusted under Subdivision 33-C of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 , disregard the amendments made.

The table formerly read:

Commonwealth contribution amount
Item	Funding cluster	Commonwealth contribution amount
1	Law, Accounting, Administration, Economics, Commerce	$ 1,674
2	Humanities	$ 4,647
3	Mathematics, Statistics, Behavioural Science, Social Studies, Education, Computing, Built Environment, Other Health	$ 8,217
4	Clinical Psychology, Allied Health, Foreign Languages, Visual and Performing Arts	$ 10,106
5	Nursing	$ 11,280
6	Engineering, Science, Surveying	$ 14,363
7	Dentistry, Medicine, Veterinary Science, Agriculture	$ 18,227

S 33-10 (table) substituted by No 119 of 2007, s 3 and Sch 2 item 2, effective 1 January 2008. The table formerly read:

Commonwealth contribution amount
Item	Funding cluster	Commonwealth contribution amount
1	Law	$ 1,442
2	Accounting, Administration, Economics, Commerce	$ 2,371
3	Humanities	$ 3,995
4	Mathematics, Statistics	$ 4,718
5	Behavioural Science, Social Studies	$ 6,342
6	Computing, Built Environment, Health	$ 7,064
7	Foreign Languages, Visual and Performing Arts	$ 8,687
8	Engineering, Science, Surveying	$ 11,757
9	Dentistry, Medicine, Veterinary Science	$ 14,738
10	Agriculture	$ 15,667
11	Education	$ 6,970
12	Nursing	$ 10,189

No 119 of 2007, s 3 and Sch 2 items 3 and 4 contain the following transitional provisions:

Transitional provision - indexation  
3
Amounts in the table in section 33-10 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 , as amended by this Schedule, are not to be indexed on 1 January 2008. Transitional provision - adjustment of basic grant amount  
4
For the purposes of working out if and how a higher education provider ' s basic grant amount for the year 2008 or an earlier grant year is to be adjusted under Subdivision 33-C of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 , disregard the amendment made by item 2 of this Schedule.

S 33-10 amended by No 121 of 2006, s 3 and Sch 1 item 3, by substituting table item 12, effective 1 January 2007. No 121 of 2006, s 3 and Sch 1 items 4 and 5 contain the following transitional provisions:

Transitional provision - indexation  
4
The amount in item 12 of the table in section 33-10 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 , as amended by this Schedule, is not to be indexed on 1 January 2007. Transitional provision - adjustment of basic grant amount  
5
For the purposes of working out if and how a higher education provider ' s basic grant amount for the grant year 2007 or an earlier grant year is to be adjusted under Subdivision 33-C of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 , disregard the amendment made by item 3 of this Schedule.

Table item 12 formerly read:

10 ... Nursing ... $ 9,316