Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00125:section:35:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00125
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 35 (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 82499–83791

of a semester:
 (a) that is provided by that institution; and
 (b) that is jointly funded by an employer within the meaning of subsection (6) and by the Commonwealth;
is an exempt student.
 (6) In subsections (5), (5A) and (5B), employer means a person who pays, or is liable to pay, salary or wages and includes:
 (a) the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; or
 (b) any instrumentality of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory.
 (7) A student is an exempt student in relation to a course of study at an institution in respect of a semester if:
 (a) the institution has awarded the student a merit‑based equity scholarship for the course; and
 (b) the institution awarded the scholarship in accordance with guidelines issued by the Minister for the purposes of this subsection.
 (8) A student is an exempt student in relation to a course of study in respect of a semester if:
 (a) the student is a New Zealand citizen because of the operation of section 29 of the Citizenship Act 1977 of New Zealand; and
 (b) the student's study is being sponsored or funded by the Australian International Development Assistance Bureau; and
 (c) fees in respect of the student for the course of study are to be charged under guidelines issued under paragraph (d) of the definition of fees in section 3.