Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018C00933:reg:22
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018C00933
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 22
Character Range: 30328–31638

22  Awarding Indigenous Commonwealth Scholarships
 (1) In awarding an Indigenous Commonwealth Scholarship, a higher education provider must give priority to:
 (a) Indigenous students from remote areas or regional areas; and
 (b) Indigenous students who are financially disadvantaged.
 (2) If a higher education provider awards an Indigenous Commonwealth Scholarship to an Indigenous student who is not described in subsection (1), the provider must:
 (a) document the reasons for the award of the scholarship on the student's file; and
 (b) if requested by an administering officer, provide a copy of the reasons to the officer within 10 business days of the receipt of the request.
 (3) A higher education provider may award an Indigenous Commonwealth Scholarship as any of the following payments:
 (a) a payment to the Indigenous student in the form of money or valuable consideration (direct payment);
 (b) a payment on behalf of the Indigenous student to enable the student to undertake or complete a course of study (indirect payment);
 (c) a combination of a direct and indirect payment.
 (4) A higher education provider must not award an Indigenous Commonwealth Scholarship to an Indigenous student unless the student accepts in writing the conditions of the scholarship as determined by the provider.