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2004-2005
THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPORT AMENDMENT (MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY
PRIVATE) BILL 2005
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
(Circulated by authority of the Minister for Education, Science and Training,
the Honourable Dr Brendan Nelson MP)
HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPORT AMENDMENT (MELBOURNE
UNIVERSITY PRIVATE) BILL 2005
OUTLINE
The Bill adds Melbourne University Private to the list of Table B higher education providers by
amending the table to subsection 16-20(1) of the Higher Education Support Act 2003. This will
allow Melbourne University Private to access Commonwealth funding for research and FEE-
HELP assistance (which provides student loans for tuition fees).
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Nil. Any grant that Melbourne University Private may receive will be funded from existing
appropriations. Further, the financial impact of providing FEE-HELP to students attending
private institutions such as Melbourne University Private was included in the original measure to
extend FEE-HELP to private providers.
HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPORT AMENDMENT (MELBOURNE
UNIVERSITY PRIVATE) BILL 2005
NOTES ON CLAUSES
Clause 1 - Short title
Provides for the Act to be cited as the Higher Education Support Amendment (Melbourne
University Private) Bill 2005.
Clause 2 - Commencement
Provides for the Act to commence on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
Clause 3 - Schedule(s)
Provides that each Act that is specified in a Schedule is amended or repealed as set out in the
applicable items in the Schedule and that any other item in a Schedule has effect according to its
terms.
Schedule 1--Amendment of the Higher Education Support Act
2003
Item 1 Subsection 16-20(1) (at the end of the table)
Amends the table in subsection 16-20(1) to add Melbourne University Private to the list of Table
B higher education providers.