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

Schedule 8   Commonwealth scholarships

Higher Education Support Act 2003

10   After section 46-10

Insert:

46-13 Eligibility of students to receive directly-paid standard Commonwealth scholarships

If:

(a) the Commonwealth Scholarships Guidelines provide for a particular kind of directly-paid standard *Commonwealth scholarship; and

(b) those guidelines set out eligibility requirements for that kind of scholarship; and

(c) a student of:

(i) a *Table A provider; or

(ii) a higher education provider to which subparagraph 30-1(1)(a)(ii) applies;

satisfies those eligibility requirements; and

(d) the student is selected by the provider to receive that kind of scholarship; and

(e) the selection is in accordance with a selection policy maintained by that provider; and

(f) the selection policy complies with the requirements set out in the Commonwealth Scholarships Guidelines;

the student is entitled to receive from the Commonwealth that kind of directly-paid standard Commonwealth scholarship.