Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2007 Budget Measures) Act 2007 (119 of 2007)

Schedule 8   Commonwealth scholarships

Higher Education Support Act 2003

12   After subsection 46-20(1)

Insert:

Directly-paid standard Commonwealth scholarships

(1A) Without limiting subsection (1), the Commonwealth Scholarships Guidelines may provide for the following matters in relation to directly-paid standard *Commonwealth scholarships:

(a) the kinds of scholarships that are to be directly-paid standard Commonwealth scholarships;

(b) the eligibility requirements for each kind of scholarship;

(c) how the amounts of scholarships are to be determined;

(d) the indexation of amounts of scholarships, using the method of indexation set out in Part 5-6;

(e) how scholarships are to be paid;

(f) the conditions that apply to a particular kind of scholarship;

(g) the amount, being part of the amount referred to in section 46-40 for a year, that will be spent on each kind of scholarship in that year;

(h) the indexation of such an amount for subsequent years, using the method of indexation set out in Part 5-6;

(i) the maximum number of students that a particular higher education provider can select to receive a particular kind of scholarship for a particular year;

(j) requirements to be complied with by selection policies maintained by higher education providers;

(k) information that higher education providers are to give the Minister.