Higher Education Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2002 (Cth)

Higher Education Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2002

No. 13, 2002

An Act to amend the Higher Education Funding Act 1988, and for other purposes

Contents 1 Short title................................... 2 Commencement............................... 3 Schedule(s)..................................

Schedule 1—Amendment of the Higher Education Funding Act 1988

Higher Education Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2002

No. 13, 2002

An Act to amend the Higher Education Funding Act 1988, and for other purposes

[Assented to 4 April 2002]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Higher Education Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2002.

2 Commencement

This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3 Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendment of the Higher Education Funding Act 1988

1 Paragraph 60(1)(a) After "Chapter 4A", insert ", Chapter 4B".

2 After paragraph 61(1)(aa) Insert: (ab) the making by the Commonwealth of payments under Chapter 4B, or of advances on account of payments under that Chapter; and

3 After Chapter 4A Insert:

Chapter 4B—Bridging for overseas‑trained professionals (BOTP) loan scheme

Part 4B.1—Introduction

98N Simplified outline

The following is a simplified outline of this Chapter:

• This Chapter sets up a scheme for the Commonwealth to make loans to overseas‑trained professional people who do not meet the requirements for entry to their professions in Australia. • The loans will be applied to pay fees for bridging courses (BOTP courses) which will enable those people to meet those entry requirements. • To be eligible for a loan, an overseas‑trained professional person must: