EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Guidelines issued under subsection 238-10 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003
Amendment No.7 to the Commonwealth Grant Scheme Guidelines No.1
Issued by the authority of the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations
Subject:- Higher Education Support Act 2003
Amendment No.7 to the Commonwealth Grant Scheme Guidelines No.1
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, item 2 of the table at section 238‑10 specifies that the Minister may make the Commonwealth Grant Scheme Guidelines to give effect to matters set out in Part 2-2 and section 93-10 of the Act.
Purpose and operation
The Commonwealth Grant Scheme Guidelines No.1 commenced on 13 December 2006 and are being amended for the seventh time.
The purpose of this amendment is to include the Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE
Explanation of amendments
Item 1 – Amendment to Chapter 2
Chapter 2, Higher education providers, specifies higher education providers, other than Table A providers, which can be paid grants under Part 2-2 of the Act.
The amendment to Chapter 2 is to enable the allocation of Commonwealth supported places in respect of a national priority to the Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE that has not previously been allocated Commonwealth supported places.
Commencement
Amendment No 7 to the Guidelines will take effect on the day after the day on which it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.
Consultation
No specific consultation with the higher education sector was conducted on the amendment to the guidelines. It arises from the result of a call for applications for Commonwealth supported places in a national priority (teaching) that was made to all approved higher education providers. Each State and Territory government was consulted on its priorities for the allocation of the Commonwealth supported places in its jurisdiction. The Victorian State Government supported allocating Commonwealth supported places to the Institute.