S 93-10 amended by No 55 of 2021, s 3 and Sch 1 item 27, by substituting " Indigenous and Foreign Languages " for " Foreign Languages " (wherever occurring) in table item 3, effective 25 June 2021 and applicable in relation to units of study with a census date on or after 1 January 2021.

S 93-10 substituted by No 93 of 2020, s 3 and Sch 2 item 5, effective 28 October 2020. No 93 of 2020, s 3 and Sch 2 items 9 and 10 contains the following application provisions:

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Sections 93-5 and 93-10 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 , as amended by this Schedule, apply in relation to a unit of study that has a census date that is on or after 1 January 2021 (whether the unit of study is part of a course of study commenced before, on or after that day). 10 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 section 93-10 of that Act, as amended by this Schedule, is not to be indexed on 1 January 2021.

S 93-10 formerly read:

SECTION 93-10 Maximum student contribution amounts for places  
93-10(1)
The maximum student contribution amount for a place in a unit of study is the amount specified in the following table in relation to the funding cluster in which the unit is included.

Maximum student contribution amounts for places
Item	Column 1 For a place in a unit in this funding cluster:	Column 2 The maximum student contribution is:
1	Law, Accounting, Administration, Economics, Commerce	$8,859
2	Humanities	$5,310
3	Mathematics, Statistics, Behavioural Science, Social Studies, Computing, Built Environment, Other Health	(a) for a place in a unit in Mathematics, Statistics, Computing, Built Environment or Other Health - $7,567; or (b) for a place in a unit in Behavioural Science or Social Studies - $5,310. (c) (Repealed by No 127 of 2012)
4	Education	$5,310
5	Clinical Psychology, Allied Health, Foreign Languages, Visual and Performing Arts	(a) for a place in a unit in Clinical Psychology, Foreign Languages or Visual and Performing Arts - $5,310; or (b) for a place in a unit in Allied Health - $7,567.
6	Nursing	$5,310
7	Engineering, Science, Surveying	(a) for a place in a unit in Engineering, Science or Surveying - $7,567. (b) (Repealed by No 127 of 2012)
8	Dentistry, Medicine, Veterinary Science, Agriculture	(a) for a place in a unit in Dentistry, Medicine or Veterinary Science - $8,859; or (b) for a place in a unit in Agriculture - $7,567.

Note 1:

Commonwealth Grant Scheme Guidelines made for the purposes of section 33-35 and this section deal with the funding clusters in which particular units of study are included and whether particular units are units in a particular part of a funding cluster.

Note 2:

Maximum student contribution amounts for places are indexed under Part 5-6.

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S 93-10(1) amended by No 127 of 2012, s 3 and Sch 1 items 1 to 7, by inserting " Mathematics, Statistics, " in para (a) of the cell at table item 3, column 2, substituting " . " for " ; or " in para (b) of the cell at table item 3, column 2, repealing para (c) of the cell at table item 3, column 2, omitting " (a) " before " for a place " in para (a) of the cell at table item 7, column 2, inserting " , Science " in para (a) of the cell at table item 7, column 2, substituting " . " for " ; or " in para (b) of the cell at table item 7, column 2, and repealing para (b) of the cell at table item 7, column 2, applicable in relation to a unit of study with a census date on or after 1 January 2013.

S 93-10(1) amended by No 86 of 2009 (as amended by No 93 of 2020), s 3 and Sch 5 item 1, by substituting the table, effective 1 January 2010. No 86 of 2009 (as amended by No 93 of 2020), s 3 and Sch 5 item 2 contains the following transitional provision:

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Amounts in the table in subsection 93-10(1) of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 , as amended, are not to be indexed on 1 January 2010.

The table formerly read:

Maximum student contribution amounts for places
Item	Column 1 For a place in a unit in this funding cluster:	Column 2 The maximum student contribution is:
1	Law, Accounting, Administration, Economics, Commerce	$8,499
2	Humanities	$5,095
3	Mathematics, Statistics, Behavioural Science, Social Studies, Education, Computing, Built Environment, Other Health	(a) for a place in a unit in Computing, Built Environment or Other Health - $7,260; or (b) for a place in a unit in Behavioural Science or Social Studies - $5,095; or (c) for a place in a unit in Mathematics, Statistics or Education - $4,077.
4	Clinical Psychology, Allied Health, Foreign Languages, Visual and Performing Arts	(a) for a place in a unit in Clinical Psychology, Foreign Languages or Visual and Performing Arts - $5,095; or (b) for a place in a unit in Allied Health - $7,260.
5	Nursing	$4,077
6	Engineering, Science, Surveying	(a) for a place in a unit in Engineering or Surveying - $7,260; or (b) for a place in a unit in Science - $4,077.
7	Dentistry, Medicine, Veterinary Science, Agriculture	(a) for a place in a unit in Dentistry, Medicine or Veterinary Science - $8,499; or (b) for a place in a unit in Agriculture - $7,260.

S 93-10(1) amended by No 43 of 2008, s 3 and Sch 2 items 11 and 12, by substituting table items 3 and 6, applicable in relation to a person ' s enrolment in a unit of study that forms part of a course of study if:

(a) the person commences that course of study on or after 1 January 2009; or

(b) that course of study is in natural and physical sciences and the person transfers to that course of study on or after 1 January 2009 from a course of study (other than in natural and physical sciences) that the person did not complete.

course of study , in relation to natural and physical sciences, means a course of study in the field of natural and physical sciences, classified as Broad Field 01 by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in the publication known as the Australian Standard Classification of Education (ASCED) 2001 (catalogue number 1272.0), as updated from time to time. This updating takes 2 forms:

(a) from time to time, a new version of the publication is produced;

(b) from time to time, material in the current version of the publication is updated by other publications of the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Table items 3 and 6 formerly read:

3 ... Mathematics, Statistics, Behavioural Science, Social Studies, Education, Computing, Built Environment, Other Health ... (a) for a place in a unit in Mathematics, Statistics, Computing, Built Environment or Other Health - $7,260; or ... (b) for a place in a unit in Behavioural Science or Social Studies - $5,095; or ... (c) for a place in a unit in Education - $4,077.

6 ... Engineering, Science, Surveying ... $7,260

S 93-10 amended by No 119 of 2007, s 3 and Sch 7 items 1, 2 and 4, by substituting the table and substituting note 1, effective 1 January 2008. No 119 of 2007, s 3 and Sch 7 item 3 contains the following transitional provision:

Transitional provision - indexation  
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Amounts in the table in section 93-10 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 , as amended, are not to be indexed on 1 January 2008.

The table and note 1 formerly read:

Maximum student contribution amounts for places
Item	Funding clusters	Maximum student contribution amount for a place
1	Law	$7,854
2	Accounting, Administration, Economics, Commerce	$6,709
3	Humanities	$4,710
4	Mathematics, Statistics	$6,709
5	Behavioural Science, Social Studies	$4,710
6	Computing, Built Environment, Health	$6,709
7	Foreign Languages, Visual and Performing Arts	$4,710
8	Engineering, Science, Surveying	$6,709
9	Dentistry, Medicine, Veterinary Science	$7,854
10	Agriculture	$6,709
11	Education	$3,768
12	Nursing	$3,768

Note 1:

For the funding clusters in which particular units of study are included, see the Commonwealth Grant Scheme Guidelines made for the purposes of section 33-35.

93-10(2)
The Commonwealth Grant Scheme Guidelines may specify, for the purposes of column 2 of the table in subsection (1):

(a) how to determine whether a particular unit in a particular part of a *funding cluster; or

(b) that a particular unit is in a particular part of a funding cluster.

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S 93-10(2) inserted by No 119 of 2007, s 3 and Sch 7 item 5, effective 1 January 2008.