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

S 30-12(1) amended by No 74 of 2025, s 3 and Sch 1 item 74, by inserting " (other than a * demand driven higher education course) " in para (a), effective 5 December 2025 and applicable in relation to the following: (a) funding agreements entered into under Part 2-2 of that Act in respect of 2026 and later calendar years; (b) grants payable under that Part for 2026 and later calendar years.

S 30-12(2) amended by No 74 of 2025, s 3 and Sch 1 item 75, by inserting " (other than a * demand driven higher education course) " , effective 5 December 2025 and applicable in relation to the following: (a) funding agreements entered into under Part 2-2 of that Act in respect of 2026 and later calendar years; (b) grants payable under that Part for 2026 and later calendar years.

S 30-12 substituted by No 93 of 2020, s 3 and Sch 1 item 4, effective 28 October 2020. No 93 of 2020, s 3 and Sch 1 items 41 and 42 contains the following application provisions:

41 Application of amendments  
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The amendments of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 made by this Schedule apply 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 that Part for 2021 and later calendar years. 42 Indexation  
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Despite anything in Division 198 of Part 5-6 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 , an amount specified in subsection 33-10(1) or (2) of that Act, as amended by this Schedule, is not to be indexed on 1 January 2021.

S 30-12 formerly read:

SECTION 30-12 Designated courses of study  
30-12(1)
Each of the following are designated courses of study in relation to a * Table A provider:

(a) non-research * postgraduate courses of study;

(b) * courses of study in medicine;

(c) courses of study specified by the Minister under subsection (2).

30-12(2)
The Minister may, by legislative instrument, specify * courses of study for the purposes of paragraph (1)(c).

S 30-12 inserted by No 104 of 2011, s 3 and Sch 1 item 8, applicable in relation to the year commencing on 1 January 2012 or a later year.