Source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2015B00202
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Details: C2015B00202
- C2015B00202
Introduced HR 26 Nov 2015
C2015B00202
Labor 2013‑14 Budget Savings (Measures No. 2) Bill 2015
Schedule 3—Removal of up‑front payment discount 78
(2) The amendment of any instrument under subsection (1) does not prevent the instrument, as so amended, from being amended or repealed by the Minister administering the Higher Education Support Act 2003.
enrolment test day has the meaning given by subsection 1223ABF(2).
Note: For enrolment test day, see subsection 1223ABF(2).
(b) the person’s qualification test day for the period was the day the Secretary determined the person’s claim for the loan; and
(c) the person ceases to meet the condition in subparagraph 1061ZVBB(1)(a)(iii) or (2)(a)(iii) during the period between the qualification test day and the person’s enrolment test day;
(d) the amount of the loan is a debt due to the Commonwealth; and
(e) the debt is taken to have arisen when the person was paid the loan.
Note: The conditions in subparagraphs 1061ZVBB(1)(a)(iii) and (2)(a)(iii) relate to whether the person is qualified for youth allowance or austudy payment because the person is studying in an approved scholarship course (as defined in section 592M).
(2) A person’s enrolment test day, for a qualification period, is the earliest of the following days:
(a) if the approved scholarship course ends in the qualification period—the last day of the approved scholarship course;
(3) Subsection (1) does not apply if, in the Secretary’s opinion, the person ceased to meet the condition in subparagraph 1061ZVBB(1)(a)(iii) or (2)(a)(iii) because of exceptional circumstances beyond the person’s control.
29 After subparagraph 1229D(1)(b)(iii)
(iiia) student start‑up loan (but the debt must not be an SSL debt or accumulated SSL debt within the meaning of Chapter 2AA);
enrolment test day has the meaning given by subsection 38A(2).
Note: For enrolment test day, see subsection 38A(2).
68 Section 38 (definition of ABSTUDY debt)
ABSTUDY debt means:
(a) an amount paid under the ABSTUDY Scheme (also known as the Aboriginal Study Assistance Scheme) that should not have been paid; or
(b) an ABSTUDY student start‑up loan overpayment.
Note: The amount in paragraph (a) is a debt under paragraph (a) of the definition of debt in this section. The amount in paragraph (b) is a debt under paragraph (aa) of the definition of debt in this section.
(c) the person ceases to meet the condition in subparagraph 7C(1)(a)(iii) during the period between the qualification test day and the person’s enrolment test day;
Note: The condition in subparagraph 7C(1)(a)(iii) relates to whether the person is qualified for Living Allowance because the person is studying in an approved scholarship course (as defined in the ABSTUDY Scheme).
(3) Subsection (1) does not apply if, in the Secretary’s opinion, the person ceased to meet the condition in subparagraph 7C(1)(a)(iii) because of exceptional circumstances beyond the person’s control.
112 Indexation of amount of student start‑up loan
(1) This item applies if this Schedule commences after 1 January 2017.
(2) On 1 January 2017 and each subsequent 1 January (if any) that occurs before this Schedule commences, the amount specified in section 1061ZVBD of the Social Security Act 1991 is taken to have been indexed under Division 2 of Part 3.16 of the Social Security Act 1991, as if the amendments made by this Schedule had been in effect on that 1 January. The indexed amount is taken to be the amount specified in section 1061ZVBD on and from that 1 January.
(3) On 1 January 2017 and each subsequent 1 January (if any) that occurs before this Schedule commences, the amount specified in subsection 7E(1) of the Student Assistance Act 1973 is taken to have been indexed under Division 2 of Part 3.16 of the Social Security Act 1991, as if subsection 7E(2) of that Act had been in effect on that 1 January. The indexed amount is taken to be the amount specified in subsection 7E(1) on and from that 1 January.
Part 1—Commonwealth contribution amounts
1 Section 33‑10
33‑10 Commonwealth contribution amounts
The Commonwealth contribution amount, for a place in a *funding cluster, is:
(a) for 2015—the amount specified in the table; and
(b) for a later year—the amount specified in the table as indexed and replaced on 1 January in each such year in accordance with Division 198.
The amendments made by this Part apply in relation to Commonwealth contribution amounts for:
(a) the calendar year in which this Act receives the Royal Assent; and
3 Indexation of Commonwealth contribution amounts
(1) This item applies if this Schedule commences after 1 January 2016.
(2) On 1 January 2016 and each subsequent 1 January (if any) that occurs before this Schedule commences, the Commonwealth contribution amount for the purposes of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 is taken to have been indexed under Part 5‑6 of that Act, as if the amendments made by this Schedule had been in effect on that 1 January. The indexed amount is taken to be the Commonwealth contribution amount on and from that 1 January.
Part 2—Loadings under the Commonwealth Grant Scheme Guidelines
4 Paragraph 1.5.1
campus means the physical location at which a provider delivers a unit of study. For on‑line/distance education courses or where studies require attendance at locations such as a health centre, teaching hospital or agricultural farm, the campus is the location from which the course is administered
Department means in accordance with the Administrative Arrangement Order, the Department responsible for administering Parts 2‑2 and 3‑2 of the Act, or part thereof
headquarters is a provider’s campus location which has the largest internal and multi‑modal EFTSL of Commonwealth supported students
HESC means the Higher Education Student Collection which is a component of the Higher Education Statistics Collection required under subsection 19‑70(1) of the Act
Minister means, in accordance with the Administrative Arrangement Order, the Minister responsible for administering Part 2‑2 and 3‑2 of the Act, or part thereof, or the Secretary or APS employee of the Department when acting under a delegation made pursuant to sections 238‑1 and 238‑5 of the Act
multi‑modal means a mode of attendance for a unit of study that is undertaken partially in an internal mode of attendance and partially in an external mode
5 Clause 4.10 (heading)
4.10 AMOUNT OF REGIONAL LOADING
6 Paragraph 4.10.5
4.10.5 The total amount of regional loading available in each year is fixed. The amount available is, or is taken to have been:
(a) for 2015—$66,859,747; or
(b) for a later year—the amount for the previous year indexed in accordance with the method set out in Part 5‑6 of the Act.
7 Paragraph 4.15.1
4.15.1 A provider is eligible for regional loading if it is a Table A or Table B provider under section 16‑15 or 16‑20 of the Act respectively.
8 Paragraph 5.10.1
5.10.2 The total amount of medical student loading per Commonwealth supported place is, or is taken to have been:
(a) for 2015—$1,309; or
9 Paragraph 6.5.1
6.5.2 The total amount of enabling loading per Commonwealth supported place is, or is taken to have been:
(a) for 2015—$3,021; or
The amendments made by this Part apply in relation to regional loadings, medical student loadings and enabling loadings for:
The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to an up‑front payment made in relation to a unit of study that has a census date on or after the first 1 January that occurs at least 3 months after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.
The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to a voluntary repayment made on or after the first 1 January that occurs at least 3 months after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, regardless of when the debt to which the repayment relates was incurred.
(i) qualification for the youth allowance was under section 540 in circumstances where paragraph 541(1)(a) (about full‑time study) applied; or
(c) an amount (the unpaid amount) of the debt remains unpaid at the end of the day (the due day) on which the debt is due to be paid; and
(b) an amount (the unpaid amount) of the debt remains unpaid at the end of the day (the due day) on which the debt is due to be paid; and
(2) The period starts at the beginning of the day after the day (the due day) on which the payment was required to be made under the arrangement and ends at the end of the earliest of the following days:
(c) the arrangement is then terminated under section 1234 on a day (the termination day);
1229H What is the interest charge rate?
(2) The base interest rate for a day depends on which quarter of the year the day is in. For each day in a quarter in column 1 of the table, it is the monthly average yield of 90‑day Bank Accepted Bills published by the Reserve Bank of Australia for the month in column 2 of the table.
the monthly average yield of 90‑day Bank Accepted Bills for this month applies:
(3) If the monthly average yield of 90‑day Bank Accepted Bills for a particular month in column 2 of the table in subsection (2) is not published by the Reserve Bank of Australia before the beginning of the relevant quarter, assume that it is the same as the last monthly average yield of 90‑day Bank Accepted Bills published by the Reserve Bank of Australia before that month.
10 Section 38 (paragraph (c) of the definition of debt)
(a) the date on which it was issued (the date of the notice); and
(c) the arrangement is then terminated under section 41H on a day (the termination day);
41G What is the interest charge rate?
(1) Section 1229D of the Social Security Act 1991, as inserted by this Act, applies in relation to:
(2) Paragraph 1229E(1)(b) of the Social Security Act 1991, as inserted by this Act, applies in relation to a notice given on or after the commencement of this item.
(a) section 1229D of the Social Security Act 1991, as inserted by this Act, applies in relation to a debt that arose before the commencement of this item; and
(4) Paragraph 1229F(1)(c) of the Social Security Act 1991, as inserted by this Act, applies in relation to a failure that occurs on or after the commencement of this item (whether the arrangement was entered into before, on or after that commencement).
(5) Paragraph 1229F(4)(c) of the Social Security Act 1991, as inserted by this Act, applies in relation to a termination that occurs on or after the commencement of this item (whether the arrangement was entered into before, on or after that commencement).
Sections 41A to 41H of the Student Assistance Act 1973, as inserted by this Act, apply in relation to: