{"id":"F2021L01775","name":"Commonwealth Grant Scheme Amendment (Transition Fund Loading) Guidelines 2021","slug":"commonwealth-grant-scheme-amendment-transition-fund-loading-guidelines-2021","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":441111,"registerId":"F2021L01775-fast-fetch-1775956507152","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commonwealth Grant Scheme Amendment (Transition Fund Loading) Guidelines 2021","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nCommonwealth Grant Scheme Amendment (Transition Fund Loading) Guidelines 2021\n\nI, Stuart Robert, Minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business, make the following instrument.\n\nDated 10 December 2021   \n\nStuart Robert\n\nMinister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business\n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Schedules\n\n5  Application\n\nSchedule 1—Amendments\n\nCommonwealth Grant Scheme Guidelines 2020\n\n \n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Commonwealth Grant Scheme Amendment (Transition Fund Loading) Guidelines 2021.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument on the day after this instrument is registered\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under section 238‑10 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003.\n\n4  Schedules\n\n  The instrument specified in the Schedule to this instrument is amended as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule, and any other item in the Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.\n\n5  Application\n\n  The amendments made by this instrument apply to working out grants payable under Division 33 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023.\n\n \n\nSchedule 1—Amendments\n\nCommonwealth Grant Scheme Guidelines 2020\n\n1  Paragraph 10(c)\n\nAfter “in 2021”, insert “and 2022”.\n\n2  Section 19\n\nRepeal the section, substitute:\n\n19  Working out the Transition Fund Loading\n\n  For the years 2021, 2022 and 2023, the amount of any transition fund loading payable to a provider is the amount for the provider, as listed in the following table, corresponding to the applicable year:\n\n \n\n- Transition Fund Loading\n- Provider 2021 2022 2023\n- Australian Catholic University $18,285,366 $5,840,065 $7,059,894\n- Central Queensland University $9,375,852 $4,435,346 nil\n- Charles Darwin University $1,691,107 nil nil\n- Charles Sturt University $4,983,540 nil nil\n- Curtin University $14,391,145 $9,330,049 $3,524,622\n- Deakin University $18,256,205 nil nil\n- Edith Cowan University $10,892,573 $8,934,642 $6,531,839\n- Federation University Australia $4,574,875 $1,114,043 nil\n- Flinders University $3,037,021 nil nil\n- Griffith University $9,484,283 nil nil\n- James Cook University $1,710,162 nil nil\n- La Trobe University $10,823,720 nil nil\n- Macquarie University nil nil nil\n- Monash University $32,377,194 $19,057,398 $1,553,368\n- Murdoch University $9,208,339 $8,957,821 $8,445,300\n- Queensland University of Technology $16,324,821 nil nil\n- RMIT University $17,180,282 $9,383,283 $1,324,269\n- Southern Cross University $5,932,284 $3,454,829 $755,869\n- Swinburne University of Technology $10,913,819 $6,649,482 nil\n- The Australian National University $4,335,173 $2,658 nil\n- The University of Adelaide $4,201,132 nil nil\n- The University of Melbourne $14,875,246 $10,013,005 $5,046,922\n- The University of New England $3,746,400 nil nil\n- The University of Newcastle $12,825,842 $8,290,002 $3,298,106\n- The University of Queensland $24,704,496 $18,744,969 $10,722,434\n- The University of Western Australia $7,838,817 $4,910,309 $1,986,768\n- University of Canberra $7,144,539 $6,550,444 $4,261,265\n- University of New South Wales $22,833,351 $16,499,906 $9,828,192\n- University of Notre Dame Australia $1,737,194 $1,195,455 $818,459\n- University of South Australia nil nil nil\n- University of Southern Queensland $8,741,362 $6,910,851 $3,593,949\n- University of Sydney $16,117,001 $11,241,571 $1,673,225\n- University of Tasmania $17,080,563 $2,355,425 nil\n- University of Technology Sydney $20,273,844 $14,571,559 $8,692,091\n- University of the Sunshine Coast $16,894,494 $7,880,182 $3,867,135\n- University of Wollongong $12,013,411 $10,503,934 $7,807,491\n- Victoria University $7,105,126 nil nil\n- Western Sydney University $13,964,915 $13,771,063 $7,099,169\n\n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument expands and fixes the scope of Transition Fund Loading compared with the earlier Guidelines by (a) extending a reference to cover 2022 (Schedule 1, item 1) and (b) replacing the working-out rule with a provider-specific table for 2021–2023 (Schedule 1, item 2). It therefore changes which years and which amounts are treated as payable under Division 33 (section 5)."},"complexity_factors":["Amendment mechanics are straightforward: replace section 19 with a provider-by-year table of fixed amounts (Schedule 1, item 2).","Legal authority is a single statutory head: instrument made under s238-10 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (section 3).","Application is time-limited and retroactive in effect: applies to working out grants for 2021, 2022 and 2023 (section 5).","Numerical table is long and requires accurate data entry into payments systems; many entries are 'nil' which changes treatment for some providers (Schedule 1, item 2 table).","Commencement is immediate (the day after registration) which creates short operational lead time (section 2).","Low administrative discretion: amounts are fixed rather than formula-driven, reducing interpretive complexity but increasing reliance on precise transcription of the table.","Interaction point with Division 33 payments processes: requires integration into existing grant-calculation workflows and budget records."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument amends the Commonwealth Grant Scheme Guidelines to specify fixed “Transition Fund Loading” payments for named universities for 2021, 2022 and 2023. It inserts a year reference and replaces the method for working out those loadings with a table of provider-specific amounts.\n\nThe Minister (under the Higher Education Support Act) directs these predetermined top‑ups and the Commonwealth pays them. The change alters how Division 33 grant totals are calculated for the listed providers and concentrates benefits in the named institutions."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This amendment stays tightly within its original purpose. It simply extends the timeframe and updates the payment schedule for the Transition Fund Loading. There is no expansion into new policy areas or new types of recipients."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (only 5 sections plus a schedule)","Only 2 substantive amendments: a minor wording change and a table substitution","No defined terms section","No cross-referencing to other legislation beyond the basic authority provision","Simple conditional logic (applies only to years 2021-2023)","The complexity is entirely in the data (the dollar amounts) rather than legal structure"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument extends and formalises the Australian Government’s “Transition Fund Loading,” turning a 2021-only top-up into a guaranteed payment stream for 2021–2023 and specifying the exact amounts payable to each of 37 listed universities.  \n\nIt matters because it smooths the funding transition, giving affected universities certainty and a predictable cash cushion to plan budgets through 2023."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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