Higher Education (HELP Program Commonwealth Officers) Amendment Instrument (No. 1) 2017 (Cth)

Higher Education (HELP Program Commonwealth Officers) Amendment Instrument (No. 1) 2017

Higher Education Support Act 2003

I, Simon Birmingham, Minister for Education and Training, make this instrument under subsection 180-28(8) of the Higher Education Support Act 2003.

Dated                3 October 2017

SIMON BIRMINGHAM

Minister for Education and Training

Contents

1              Name1

2              Commencement1

3              Authority1

4              Schedules1

Schedule 1—Amendments   2

Higher Education (HELP Program Commonwealth Officers) Instrument 2017         2

1. Name

This is the Higher Education (HELP Program Commonwealth Officers) Amendment Instrument (No. 1) 2017.

1. Commencement

This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.

1. Authority

This instrument is made under subsection 180-28(8) of the Higher Education Support Act 2003.

4     Schedules

Each instrument that is specified in Schedule 1 to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule, and any other item in the Schedule has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Higher Education (HELP Program Commonwealth Officers) Instrument 2017

1  Section 3

Omit: “(the Act)”, substitute “(the Act)”

2  Section 4

Repeal section, insert:

4        Commonwealth officers specified to be HELP program Commonwealth officers

(1)   Pursuant to subsection 180-28(8) of the Act, the following Commonwealth officers are specified to be HELP program Commonwealth officers for the purposes of paragraph 180-28(7)(c) of the Act:

(a)  The Australian Government Actuary;

(b)Commonwealth officers employed by the Office of the Australian Government Actuary;

(c)Commonwealth officers engaged by the department for the purposes set out in subsection 180-28(5) of the Act; and

(d)taxation officers performing functions for the purposes set out in subsection 180-28(5) of the Act.

(2)   In subsection (1):

            taxation officer means a Commonwealth officer:

(a)who is a taxation officer within the meaning given by section 355-30 of Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953; or

(b)to whom Division 355 of Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 applies due to the operation of section 355-15 of that Schedule.

Note:       Commonwealth officer has the meaning given by subsection 179-15(2) of the Act.
HELP program Commonwealth officer has the meaning given by subsection 180-28(7) of the Act.