Education 2007/1
Student Assistance Act 1973
I, JULIA EILEEN GILLARD, Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, make this determination under subsections 3(1) and 5D(1) of the Student Assistance Act 1973.Legislative Instrument
1 Name of Determination
This Determination may be cited as Determination No. 2007/1 - Determination of Education Institutions and Courses under subsections 3(1) and 5D(1) of the Student Assistance Act 1973.
2 Commencement
This determination commences on the day after its registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.
3 Revocation
The Student Assistance Act 1973 Determination No 2002/1, entitled "Determination of Education Institutions and Courses under subsections 3(1) and 5D(1) of the Student Assistance Act 1973" and made on 17 October 2002, is repealed.
4 Definitions
In this Determination:
In this determination, unless the contrary intention appears:
"accredited higher education course" means a course that is:
- (a)
- accredited as a higher education course by the authority responsible for the accreditation of higher education courses in the State or Territory in which the course is conducted; or
- (b)
- if a higher education institution is authorised by a law of the Commonwealth or a law of the State or Territory in which the institution is located to accredit its own higher education courses - a course conducted and accredited as a higher education course by that institution;
"accredited secondary course" means a course accredited as a secondary course by the State or Territory authority responsible for the accreditation of secondary courses in the State or Territory in which the course is conducted;
"accredited vocational education and training course" means a course accredited as a vocational education and training course by:
- (a)
- the authority responsible for the accreditation of vocational education and training courses in the State or Territory in which the course is conducted; or
- (b)
- if the State or Territory in which the course is conducted recognises the accreditation of vocational education and training courses in another State or Territory - the authority responsible for the accreditation of vocational education and training courses in that other State or Territory;
"Act" means the Student Assistance Act 1973;
"AQF" means the Australian Qualifications Framework guidelines;
"AQTF" means the Australian Quality Training Framework;
"Australian Apprenticeships Access programme" means a vocational education and training programme funded by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations under the Australian Apprenticeships Access Programme;
"Bridging study for overseas-trained professionals" means the occupation-related subjects, course, tuition or training programme which is necessary for an overseas-trained professional to complete in order to meet the requirements for entry into their profession in Australia. The course must be provided by an educational institution which has been approved as a higher education provider under the Higher Education Support Act 2003;
"education institution" has the same meaning as in paragraph 5 of this Determination;
"endorsed training package" means a training package listed on the National Training Information Service website of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.
"ESL course" means a course of instruction in English as a second language;
"higher education institution" has the same meaning as in paragraph 5 of this Determination;
"Masters qualifying course" means a bridging course which gives participants the qualifications necessary for entry into a Masters degree course, but does not include any course which forms part of a Masters degree course;
"Open Universities Australia" means Open Universities Australia Pty Ltd (ACN 053 431 888);
"preparatory course" means
- (a)
- an accredited vocational education and training course that provides remedial education or involves preparatory activities to enable participation in subsequent education or social settings, and is of a type that aims to achieve basic skills and standards or to prepare students for further education; or
- (b)
- a preparatory course for higher education that is a programme offered by a higher education institution that is designed to assist people to gain entry to higher education level courses (including enabling and bridging courses);
"pre-vocational course" means a programme designed to assist people to gain entry to a specific related accredited vocational education and training programme or an Australian Apprenticeship, and includes an Australian Apprenticeships Access Programme;
"registered training organisation" has the same meaning as in paragraph 5 of this Determination;
"secondary school" has the same meaning as in paragraph 5 of this Determination;
"special school" has the same meaning as in paragraph 5 of this Determination;
"vocational education and training programme" means:
- (a)
- an accredited vocational education and training course; or
- (b)
- a sequence of training consisting of one or more subjects or modules where each subject or module is from an accredited vocational education and training course; or
- (c)
- a structured approach to the development and attainment of competencies for a particular AQF qualification specified in an endorsed training package.
5 education institutions
(1) For the purposes of the Act, the following are regarded as education institutions:
- (a)
- a "higher education institution", being an institution that is established under Commonwealth or State or Territory government legislation as a higher education institution or is registered by the relevant State or Territory higher education recognition authority;
- (b)
- a
"secondary school",
being an institution located in Australia that is:
- (i)
- a government secondary school; or
- (ii)
- a non-government secondary school that is recognised as a secondary school under the law of a State or Territory in which the school is located.
(2) For the purposes of the Act, the following institutions, authorities or bodies are to be regarded as education institutions:
- (a)
- a "registered training organisation", being an organisation that is registered by the relevant State or Territory training recognition authority in accordance with the Australian Quality Training Framework to provide one or more vocational education and training programmes;
- (b)
- a
"special school",
being an institution located in Australia that is conducted primarily for students with a disability and is:
- (i)
- a government school; or
- (ii)
- a non-government school that is recognised as a school under the law of a State or Territory in which the school is located.
6 Secondary Courses
For the purposes of the Act, a course specified in Column 1 of Schedule 1 and conducted by an education institution specified for that course in Column 2 of Schedule 1 is a secondary course.
7 Tertiary Courses
1) For the purposes of the Act, a course specified in Column 1 of Schedule 2 and conducted by an education institution specified for that course in Column 2 of Schedule 2 is a tertiary course.
2) For the purposes of the Act, no course accredited at Masters or Doctoral level offered by a higher education institution is a tertiary course unless expressly specified in Schedule 2 or Schedule 3.
SCHEDULE 1 - SECONDARY COURSES
| Column 1 - Course | Column 2 - Education institution |
| Accredited secondary course | Secondary school
Registered training organisation Higher education institution Special school |
| ESL course | Secondary school
Special school |
| Preparatory course | Secondary school
Registered training organisation Higher education institution Special school |
| A course leading to an accredited secondary course qualification involving accredited secondary and accredited vocational education and training course subjects | Secondary school
Registered training organisation Higher education institution |
| School-based apprenticeship or traineeship | Secondary school |
| International Baccalaureate | Secondary School |
SCHEDULE 2 - TERTIARY COURSES
| Column 1 - Course | Column 2 - Education institution |
| Pre-vocational course | Registered training organisation |
| ESL course | Registered training organisation
Higher education institution Any other body approved by the relevant State or Territory authority to conduct the course |
| A vocational education and training programme that is not a secondary course specified in Schedule 1. | Higher education institution
Registered training organisation |
| Combined course - Vocational education and training, consisting of modules from two or more separate vocational education and training programmes undertaken concurrently. Each of the programmes from which the modules are derived must lead to the award of a qualification or statement of attainment. The combined course itself must lead to an award. | Higher education institution
Registered training organisation |
| Undergraduate or postgraduate accredited higher education course which is at the level of:
|
Higher education institution
Registered training organisation |
| Open Learning - a programme of assessment based study provided through the Open Universities Australia. | Higher education institution participating in the Open Learning programme
Registered training organisation participating in the Open Learning programme |
| Combined course - Higher education and vocational education and training, consisting of concurrent study in an accredited higher education course and a vocational education and training programme leading to the award of a separate qualification at each institution and that is classified in each institution's handbook as a combined course. | Higher education institution
Registered training organisation |
| Integrated undergraduate/postgraduate course leading to a Masters degree but excluding that portion of the integrated course which leads exclusively to a Masters degree accreditation. For any part of the integrated course to be eligible, an accredited tertiary qualification other than a Masters degree or a PhD must be an available outcome for students undertaking the course. The course must not be described as a Masters course but it may be convertible into a Masters course. | Higher education institution |
SCHEDULE 3 - APPROVED TERTIARY COURSES AT MASTERS LEVEL
| Higher Education Provider | Name of course |
| Australian Catholic University | Master of Business Administration (Accounting)
Master of Psychology Master of Teaching (Primary) |
| Australian College of Theology Council Limited | Master of Divinity |
| Australian National University | Juris Doctor
Master of Actuarial Studies Master of Applied Statistics Master of Clinical Psychology Master of Forestry Master of Professional Accounting Masters of Business Information Systems |
| Bond University | Juris Doctor
Master of Accounting Master of Property Valuation Master of Psychology (Clinical) Master of Psychology (Forensic) Master of Urban Development & Sustainability (Construction & Quantity Surveying) |
| Cairnmillar Institute School of Counselling & Psychotherapy | Master of Psychotherapy |
| Central Queensland University | Master of Information Systems
Master of Information Technology Master of Professional Accounting (CG27) Master of Professional Accounting (CG28) |
| Charles Darwin University | Master of Accounting
Master of Professional Accounting Master of Professional Accounting/Master of Business Administration |
| Charles Sturt University | Master of Applied Science (Library and Information Management)
Master of Applied Science (Teacher Librarianship) Master of Arts (Journalism) Master of Education (Teacher Librarianship) Master of Environmental Management Master of Psychology Master of Social Work Master of Teaching (Primary) |
| Curtin University of Technology | Master of Accounting
Master of Architecture Master of Engineering Science and Renewable Energy Electrical Power Systems Master of Engineering Science in Electrical Utility Engineering Master of Environmental Health Master of Financial Planning Master of Nursing (Nurse Practitioner) Master of Nursing Practice Master of Occupational Therapy Master of Physiotherapy Master of Psychology Master of Public Relations Master of Urban and Regional Planning |
| Deakin University | Master of Architecture
Master of Architecture (Design) Master of Dietetics Master of Education (Special Education Needs) Master of Psychology (Clinical) Master of Psychology (Industrial and Organisational) |
| Edith Cowan University | Master of Psychology |
| Flinders University of South Australia | Master of Audiology
Master of Information Technology (Computing) Master of Nutrition and Dietetics Master of Psychology (Clinical) Master of Social Work Master of Speech Pathology |
| Griffith University | Master of Adult and Vocational Education
Master of Clinical Psychology Master of Commerce (Financial Planning) Master of Commerce (Professional Accounting) Master of Dental Technology in Prosthetics Master of Human Services (Childhood Studies) Master of Human Services (Orientation & Mobility) Master of Human Services (Rehabilitation Counselling) Master of Midwifery Master of Nutrition & Dietetics Master of Organisational Psychology Master of Pharmacy Master of Physiotherapy Master of Science in Genetic Counselling Master of Social Work Master of Special Education Master of Urban and Environmental Planning |
| James Cook University | Master of Guidance and Counselling
Master of Psychology (Clinical) Master of Psychology (Forensic) |
| La Trobe University | Master of Art Therapy
Master of Child, Family and Community Nursing Science Master of Clinical Neuropsychology Master of Clinical Psychology Master of Counselling Psychology Master of Nursing (Nurse Practitioner) Master of Nursing Science in Child, Family and Community Master of Occupational Therapy Practice Master of Professional Accounting Master of Public Health Master of Speech Pathology |
| Macquarie University | Master of Actuarial Practice
Master of Chiropractic Master of Clinical Audiology Master of Clinical Neuropsychology Master of Clinical Psychology Master of Environmental Planning Master of Organisational Psychology Master of Podiatry Master of Speech and Language Pathology Master of Surgery Master of Teaching (Birth to Five Years) |
| Melbourne College of Divinity | Master of Divinity |
| Melbourne Institute of Technology | Master of Professional Accounting |
| Monash University | Master of Applied Information Technology
Master of Business Systems (2398) Master of Business Systems (2400) Master of Information Management and Systems Master of Laws (Juris Doctor) Master of Laws (Legal Practice Skills and Ethics) Master of Professional Accounting Master of Psychology (Counselling) Master of Psychology (Educational and Developmental) Master of Applied Psychology (Clinical) Master of Applied Psychology (Organisational) Master of Pharmacy Master of Professional Accounting |
| Queensland University of Technology | Master of Applied Science (Medical Physics)
Master of Architecture Master of Business (Professional Accounting) Master of Business (Professional Accounting) Advanced Master of Information Management |
| RMIT University | Juris Doctor
Master of Architecture Master of Clinical Chiropractic Master of Osteopathy Master of Professional Accounting Master of Psychology Master of Social Work |
| Southern Cross University | Master of Forest Management
Master of Midwifery Master of Osteopathy Master of Professional Accounting |
| Swinburne University of Technology | Master of Accounting
Master of Technology (Information Technology) |
| University of Adelaide | Master of Architecture
Master of Commerce (Accounting) Master of Information Technology Master of Landscape Architecture Master of Occupational Health and Safety Master of Psychology (Clinical) Master of Psychology (Health) Master of Psychology (Organisational and Human Factors) Masters of Arts (Curatorial and Museum Studies) Masters of Arts (Studies in Art History) |
| University of Ballarat | Master of Business Information Systems
Master of Commerce (Professional Accounting) Master of Engineering Technology Master of Information Systems Master of Information Systems (e-Commerce Security) Master of Information Technology Master of Information Technology Studies Master of Professional Accounting Master of Psychology |
| University of Canberra | Juris Doctor
Master of Architecture Master of Clinical Psychology Master of Landscape Architecture Master of Nutrition and Dietetics Master of Pharmacy Master of Physiotherapy |
| University of Melbourne | Juris Doctor
Master of Applied Commerce (Accounting) Master of Architecture Master of Arts (Cultural Material Conservation)/Master of Cultural Material Conservation Master of Clinical Audiology Master of Construction Management Master of Food Science Master of Forest Ecosystem Science Master of Genetic Counselling Master of Landscape Architecture Master of Music Therapy (by course-work) Master of Nursing Science Master of Property Master of Psychology Master of Social Work Master of Teaching Master of Urban Horticulture Master of Urban Planning |
| University of New England | Juris Doctor
Master of Professional Accounting Master of Psychology (Clinical) Master of Special Education |
| University of New South Wales | Master of Actuarial Studies
Master of Architecture Master of Arts in Interpreting and Translation Studies (MAITS) and Master of Arts in Chinese-English Translating and Interpreting Master of Biomedical Engineering Master of Professional Accounting Master of Psychology (Clinical) Master of Psychology (Forensic) Master of Psychology (Organisational) |
| University of Newcastle | Master of Architecture
Master of Clinical Psychology Master of Pharmacy Master of Professional Accounting Master of Special Education |
| University of Notre Dame | Master of Professional Accounting |
| University of Queensland | Juris Doctor
Master of Applied Science - Clinical Exercise Science Master of Architecture Master of Arts in Chinese Translation and Interpreting Master of Audiology Studies Master of Clinical Psychology Master of Commerce - Professional Accounting Master of Counselling Master of Educational Studies (Guidance and Counselling) Master of Exercise Science Master of International Public Health (#16) Master of International Public Health (#24) Master of Japanese Interpreting and Translation Master of Music Therapy Master of Occupational Therapy Studies Master of Organisational Psychology Master of Physiotherapy Studies Master of Public Health #16 Master of Public Health #24 Master of Speech Pathology Studies Master of Sport and Exercise Psychology Master of Urban and Regional Planning |
| University of South Australia | Master of Architecture
Master of Occupational Therapy (Graduate Entry) Master of Pharmacy (Graduate Entry) Master of Physiotherapy (Graduate Entry) Master of Psychology (Clinical) Master of Psychology (Forensic) Master of Psychology (Work and Organisational) |
| University of Southern Queensland | Master of Education (Guidance and Counselling)
Master of Engineering Practice Master of Informational Technology (Professional) Master of Informational Technology (Professional) (MITP) Master of Informational Technology (Professional) (MT16) Master of Professional Accounting (MP12) Master of Professional Accounting (MP16) Master of Psychology (Clinical) |
| University of Sydney | Master of Architecture
Master of Dental Science (Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology) Master of Dental Science (Orthodontics) Master of Dental Science (Paediatric Dentistry) Master of Dental Science (Periodontics) Master of Dental Science (Prosthodontics) Master of Diagnostic Radiography Master of Health Informatics Master of Nuclear Medicine Master of Nursing Master of Nursing (combined degree) Master of Nutrition and Dietetics Master of Occupational Therapy Master of Orthoptics Master of Pharmacy Master of Physiotherapy Master of Professional Accounting Master of Radiation Therapy Master of Rehabilitation Counselling Master of Speech Language Pathology Master of Urban and Regional Planning |
| University of Tasmania | Master of Applied Science (Living Marine Resources)
Master of Architecture Master of Architecture (Hons) Master of Business Administration (Professional Accounting) Master of Counselling Master of Economic Geology Master of Professional Accounting Master of Professional Accounting (Specialisation) Master of Psychology (Clinical) |
| University of Technology, Sydney | Juris Doctor
Master of Architecture Master of Arts in Music Therapy Master of Industrial Property Master of Planning Master of Professional Accounting |
| University of the Sunshine Coast | Master of Financial Planning
Master of Professional Accounting Master of Psychology (Clinical) |
| University of Western Australia | Master of Architecture (coursework)
Master of Clinical Audiology Master of Pharmacy Master of Psychology |
| University of Western Sydney | Master of Accountancy
Master of Art Therapy Master of Creative Music Therapy Master of Interpreting and Translation Master of Osteopathy Master of Professional Accounting Master of Psychology (Clinical Psychology) Master of Psychology (Educational and Developmental) Master of Psychology (Forensic Psychology) Master of Teaching (Early Childhood) Master of Teaching (Primary) Master of Teaching (Primary) - Advanced Master of Teaching (Secondary) Master of Teaching (Secondary) - Advanced Master of Teaching (Special Education) |
| University of Wollongong | Master of Applied Finance (Banking/Investing/Managing)
Master of Computer Studies Master of Finance Master of Medical Radiation Physics Master of Professional Accounting Master of Psychology (Clinical) Master of Science (Exercise Rehabilitation) Master of Science (Midwifery) Master of Science (Nutrition and Dietetics) Master of Science (Nutrition, Dietetics and Exercise Rehabilitation) |
| Victoria University | Master of Applied Psychology in Community Psychology
Master of Applied Science - Clinical Exercise Practice Master of Applied Science - Exercise Rehabilitation Master of Business (Professional Accounting) Master of Clinical Psychology Master of Counselling Master of Health Science (Osteopathy) |
| Wesley Institute | Master of Counselling
Master of Theological Studies |
19 December 2007
Julia Elileen Gillard
Minister for Education
Registration Number: F2007L04935
Registration Date: 21 December 2007
Related Explanatory Statements:
Education 2007/1 - Explanatory Statement