Higher Education Support Amendment (VET FEE-HELP and Providers) Act 2009 (Cth)

Higher Education Support Amendment (VET FEE‑HELP and Providers) Act 2009

No. 39, 2009

An Act to amend the Higher Education Support Act 2003, and for related purposes

Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—VET FEE‑HELP Higher Education Support Act 2003 Schedule 2—Date of effect of approval of providers Higher Education Support Act 2003

Higher Education Support Amendment (VET FEE-HELP and Providers) Act 2009 No. 39, 2009

An Act to amend the Higher Education Support Act 2003, and for related purposes

[Assented to 23 June 2009]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Higher Education Support Amendment (VET FEE‑HELP and Providers) Act 2009.

2 Commencement This Act commences on the day after 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3 Schedule(s) Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.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—VET FEE‑HELP

Higher Education Support Act 2003

1 After paragraph 6(d) of Schedule 1A Insert: (da) the body offers at least one *VET course of study; and

2 Application Paragraph 6(da) of Schedule 1A to the Higher Education Support Act 2003 applies to decisions about approvals relating to applications made after the commencement of that paragraph.

3 After clause 30 of Schedule 1A Insert:

30A Revocation of approval if body's links to Australia are broken The Minister may revoke a body's approval as a *VET provider if: (a) the body ceases to be one described in paragraph 6(a); and (b) the Minister complies with the requirements of clause 34.

4 Application Clause 30A of Schedule 1A to the Higher Education Support Act 2003 applies to an approval granted before, on or after the commencement of that clause.