{"id":"F2011L02499","name":"Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities) Act 2011 - Proclamation","slug":"higher-education-legislation-amendment-student-services-and-amenities-act-2011-proclamation","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":88272,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2011L02499-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities) Act 2011 - Proclamation","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: Proclamation\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms](image.001.png)\n\nProclamation\n\nHigher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities) Act 2011\n\nI, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under item 2 of the table in subsection 2 (1) of the Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities) Act 2011, fix 1 January 2012 as the day on which Schedule 1 to that Act commences.\n\nSigned and sealed with the  Great Seal of Australia  on 23 November 2011\n\nQUENTIN BRYCE  Governor-General\n\nBy Her Excellency’s Command\n\nCHRIS EVANS\n\nMinister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1521},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a pure commencement instrument that activates Schedule 1 without modifying its content, coverage, or policy intent. The scope remains exactly as enacted in the parent legislation."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (fixing a commencement date)","No defined terms or interpretation sections","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references within the operative text","Extremely short – effectively one sentence of legal effect"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is a formal proclamation that switches on part of an existing law. It sets **1 January 2012** as the date when Schedule 1 of the *Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities) Act 2011* takes effect.\n\n**What this means:**\nFrom this date, Australian universities and higher education providers were allowed to start charging students a **Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF)**. This fee funds non-academic campus services such as:\n\n* Sporting, recreational, and cultural activities\n* Childcare and financial advice\n* Career counseling and student advocacy\n* Employment services and debating clubs\n\nWithout this proclamation, the law would have remained inactive. This document simply flips the switch to make it operational."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-legislation-amendment-student-services-and-amenities-act-2011-proclamation","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-legislation-amendment-student-services-and-amenities-act-2011-proclamation/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-legislation-amendment-student-services-and-amenities-act-2011-proclamation/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-legislation-amendment-student-services-and-amenities-act-2011-proclamation/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-legislation-amendment-student-services-and-amenities-act-2011-proclamation/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-legislation-amendment-student-services-and-amenities-act-2011-proclamation/documents"}}