Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2011A00130:clause:1_5:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2011A00130
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 5 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 5518–8394

5  After section 19‑37
Insert:

19‑38  Higher education providers' expenditure of student services and amenities fees
 (1) A higher education provider must not spend an amount paid to the provider as a *student services and amenities fee to support:
 (a) a political party; or
 (b) the election of a person as a member of:
 (i) the legislature of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; or
 (ii) a local government body.
 (2) If a higher education provider pays a person or organisation an amount paid to the provider as a *student services and amenities fee, the provider must make the payment on the condition that none of the payment is to be spent by the person or organisation to support:
 (a) a political party; or
 (b) the election of a person as a member of:
 (i) the legislature of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; or
 (ii) a local government body.
 (3) A higher education provider must not spend, for a purpose other than that specified in subsection (4), an amount paid to the provider as a *student services and amenities fee.
 (4) Subsection (3) does not prohibit expenditure for a purpose that relates to the provision of any of the following services:
 (a) providing food or drink to students on a campus of the higher education provider;
 (b) supporting a sporting or other recreational activity by students;
 (c) supporting the administration of a club most of whose members are students;
 (d) caring for children of students;
 (e) providing legal services to students;
 (f) promoting the health or welfare of students;
 (g) helping students secure accommodation;
 (h) helping students obtain employment or advice on careers;
 (i) helping students with their financial affairs;
 (j) helping students obtain insurance against personal accidents;
 (k) supporting debating by students;
 (l) providing libraries and reading rooms (other than those provided for academic purposes) for students;
 (m) supporting an artistic activity by students;
 (n) supporting the production and dissemination to students of media whose content is provided by students;
 (o) helping students develop skills for study, by means other than undertaking *courses of study in which they are enrolled;
 (p) advising on matters arising under the higher education provider's rules (however described);
 (q) advocating students' interests in matters arising under the higher education provider's rules (however described);
 (r) giving students information to help them in their orientation;
 (s) helping meet the specific needs of *overseas students relating to their welfare, accommodation and employment.
Note: Examples of expenditure for a purpose that relates to the provision of a service specified in subsection (4) include:
(a) expenditure by the higher education provider in directly providing the service; and
(b) expenditure by the higher education provider in getting