EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Guidelines made under section 238-10 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003.
Issued by the authority of the Minister for Education, Science and Training
Subject: Higher Education Support Act 2003
Amendment number 6 to the Other Grants Guidelines
Authority
Section 238-10 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (the Act) provides that the Minister
may make guidelines for the purposes of the Act. In particular, section 238-10 specifies that
the Minister may make Other Grants Guidelines to give effect to matters set out in Part 2-3
of the Act.
Purpose and Effect
The purpose of this amendment is to list the Australian Vice-Chancellor’s Committee (AVCC)
as a body corporate eligible for grants under section 41-10 of the Act.
Item 1 adds the AVCC to the list of bodies corporate that are eligible for grants under item 11(a)
of the table in subsection 41-10(1) of the Act.
Item 2 adds the AVCC to the list of bodies in paragraph 11.1.5 of the guidelines for which
the Minister will determine conditions of grants.
Item 3 adds the AVCC to the list of programmes under which grants may be paid in accordance
with section 41-15 of the Act.
Consultation
The AVCC was consulted regarding this amendment. Wider consultation was not required for
these amendments as the amendments do not affect any body other than the AVCC, and will
not have a direct, or substantial indirect, effect on business, nor will the amendments restrict competition.
Commencement
The amendment to the guidelines will commence the day after registration on the Federal
Register of Legislative Instruments.