Higher Education Support Act 2003 Amendment No. 6 to the Commonwealth Grant Scheme Guidelines (10/07/2006) (Cth)

Commonwealth of Australia

Higher Education Support Act 2003

COMMONWEALTH GRANT SCHEME GUIDELINES

Amendment of Guidelines pursuant to section 238-10 of the Higher-Education Support Act 2003

I, Julie Bishop, Minister for Education, Science and Training, pursuant to section 238-10 of the Higher Education Act 2003, make the attached amendments to the Commonwealth Grant Scheme Guidelines for the purposes of Part 2-2 of the Act.

Dated this 10^th day of July 2006.

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JULIE BISHOP

Minister for Education, Science and Training

Amendments to Commonwealth Grant Scheme Guidelines

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Higher Education Support Act 2003

Commonwealth Grant Scheme Guidelines

Amendment Number 6

(i)     CITATION

These guidelines may be cited as Amendment Number 6 to the Commonwealth Grant Scheme Guidelines.

(ii)     AUTHORITY

These guidelines are made under section 238-10 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003.

(iii)     DATE OF EFFECT

These guidelines will come into effect the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

PURPOSE

·The purpose of these guidelines is to amend the Commonwealth Grant Scheme Guidelines made on 2 June 2004.

·Delete paragraphs 7.20.2, 7.20.15, and 7.25.5 of Chapter 7 of the Commonwealth Grant Scheme Guidelines and replace the paragraphs with the following:

CHAPTER 7       INCREASES IN ASSISTANCE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION PROVIDERS MEETING CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS (SECTION 33-15)

7.20.2    The HEWRRs apply to all workplace agreements:

(a)  made and approved or certified after 29 April 2005 and before 27     March 2006; and

(b)  lodged on or after 27 March 2006.

7.20.15  To qualify for the increase in Commonwealth Grant Scheme funding available in 2007 and later years, all workplace agreements, policies and practices higher education providers have in place by 31 August of the year prior must comply with the HEWRRs.

7.25.5    The higher education provider’s certified agreements, made (or varied) and certified after 29 April 2005 and before 27 March 2006, are to include a clause that expressly allows for AWAs to operate to the exclusion of the certified agreement or prevail over the certified agreement to the extent of any inconsistency.  The following clause is recommended:

The [insert higher education provider’s name] may enter into AWAs with its employees.  Those AWAs may either operate to the exclusion of this certified agreement or prevail over the terms of this certified agreement to the extent of any inconsistency, as specified in each AWA.