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HIGHER EDUCATION (UP-FRONT PAYMENTS TUITION PROTECTION LEVY) ACT 2020 (NO. 102, 2020) - SECT 5

Definitions

                   In this Act:

"administrative fee component " , for a leviable provider for a year, has the meaning given by section 8.

"Australian course of study " has the same meaning as in the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011.

"domestic student " has the same meaning as in the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011.

"Higher Education Tuition Protection Director " means the person referred to in section 167- 15 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 .

"Higher Education Tuition Protection Fund " means the Fund established by section 167-1 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 .

"Higher Education Tuition Protection Fund Advisory Board " means the Board established by section 167-30 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 .

"leviable provider " means a registered higher education provider to whom Part 5A of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 applies.

"new provider " , for a year, means a leviable provider that was not a registered higher education provider at any time during the previous year.

"property of any kind belonging to a State " : see subsection 4(2).

"registered higher education provider " has the same meaning as in the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 .

"risk rated premium component " , for a leviable provider for a year, has the meaning given by section 11.

"special tuition protection component " , for a leviable provider for a year, has the meaning given by section 12.

"total up-front fee paying students " , for a leviable provider for a year, means the total number of domestic students for which one or more up-front payments for one or more units of study was received, directly or indirectly, by the provider during the year.

"unit of study " :

                     (a)  in relation to an Australian course of study and a registered higher education provider that is also a higher education provider within the meaning of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 --has the same meaning as in that Act; or

                     (b)  in relation to an Australian course of study and a registered higher education provider that is not of the kind mentioned in paragraph (a) means:

                              (i)  a subject or unit (however described) that a person may undertake as part of the course; or

                             (ii)  if the course is not comprised of subjects or units as referred to in subparagraph (i)--the course.

"up-front payment " has the same meaning as in the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 .

"Up-front Payments Guidelines " means guidelines made by the Minister under section 26B of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 .

"up-front payments tuition protection levy " means levy imposed by section 6.

"year " means calendar year.

   



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