Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2016A00074:clause:1_7:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2016A00074
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Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 7 (pt 1/3)
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7  After Part 2‑2
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Part 2‑2A—Indigenous student assistance grants

Division 38—Indigenous student assistance grants

38‑1  What this Part is about
      Grants for assisting Indigenous students are payable under this Part to Table A providers and Table B providers.
Note: This Part does not apply to Table C providers: see section 5‑1.

38‑5  Indigenous Student Assistance Grants Guidelines
  Grants under this Part are also dealt with in the Indigenous Student Assistance Grants Guidelines. The provisions of this Part indicate when a particular matter is or may be dealt with in these Guidelines.
Note: The Indigenous Student Assistance Grants Guidelines are made by the Minister under section 238‑10.

38‑10  Eligibility for grants under this Part
 (1) A *Table A provider or *Table B provider is, subject to subsection (3), eligible for grants under this Part, in respect of the year 2017 or a later year, for the following purposes:
 (a) assisting Indigenous students to undertake higher education;
 (b) increasing the number of Indigenous students enrolling in, progressing in and completing courses leading to *higher education awards.
 (2) Without limiting subsection (1), the purposes mentioned in that subsection may be achieved through the following means:
 (a) providing scholarships;
 (b) providing academic support, including supplementary tuition;
 (c) providing pastoral care;
 (d) implementing strategies to:
 (i) accelerate improvements to Indigenous student outcomes in higher education; or
 (ii) foster culturally‑safe learning environments in higher education.
 (3) If the Indigenous Student Assistance Grants Guidelines:
 (a) provide for a grant; and
 (b) specify extra conditions of eligibility to receive the grant;
then a *Table A provider or *Table B provider is not eligible for the grant unless the provider complies with those extra conditions.

38‑15  Guidelines may provide for grants
 (1) The Indigenous Student Assistance Grants Guidelines may provide for one or more grants to *Table A providers and *Table B providers for purposes specified in subsection 38‑10(1).
 (2) If the Indigenous Student Assistance Grants Guidelines provide for one or more grants of a particular type, the guidelines may also specify all or any of the following matters for the grants:
 (a) the grants' objectives;
 (b) the extra conditions of eligibility to receive the grants;
 (c) the amount, being part of the amount referred to in section 38‑45 for a year, that will be spent on grants of that type in that particular year;
 (d) the indexation of that amount for subsequent years, using the method of indexation set out in Part 5‑6;
 (e) the amounts of the grants, or the methods by which the amounts of the grants will be determined;
 (f) the year or years in respect of which the grants are payable;
 (g) the conditions that apply to the grants.

38‑20  Approval of grants