Higher Education Support Amendment (Asian Century) Act 2013 (112 of 2013)

Schedule 1   OS-HELP assistance for study in Asia

Part 1   Amendments

Higher Education Support Act 2003

14   Section 121-1

Repeal the section, substitute:

121-1 The amount of OS-HELP assistance for a period

(1) The amount of *OS-HELP assistance to which a student is entitled for a period of 6 months is the sum of the following amounts determined by the higher education provider to which the student applied for selection for receipt of the assistance:

(a) the amount determined by the provider for the overseas study (see subsections (2) and (3));

(b) if the student is entitled to a *supplementary amount for Asian language study - the supplementary amount determined by the provider for that language study (see subsections (4) and (5)).

Determining amounts for overseas study

(2) The amount determined for overseas study must not exceed:

(a) the amount specified in the application; or

(b) the *maximum OS-HELP (overseas study) amount for a period of 6 months.

(3) The amount determined for overseas study must not be less than the higher education provider's *minimum OS-HELP (overseas study) amount, if the provider has a minimum OS-HELP (overseas study) amount.

Determining supplementary amounts for Asian language study

(4) The supplementary amount determined for Asian language study must not exceed:

(a) the amount specified in the application; or

(b) the *maximum OS-HELP (Asian language study) amount for a period of 6 months.

(5) The supplementary amount determined for Asian language study must not be less than the higher education provider's *minimum OS-HELP (Asian language study) amount, if the provider has a minimum OS-HELP (Asian language study) amount.