{"id":"F2023L00362","name":"Higher Education (Maximum Amount for Special Purpose Advances) Specification 2023","slug":"higher-education-maximum-amount-for-special-purpose-advances-specification-2023","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":441790,"registerId":"F2023L00362-fast-fetch-1775957000554","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education (Maximum Amount for Special Purpose Advances) Specification 2023","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\n---\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nHigher Education (Maximum Amount for Special Purpose Advances) Specification 2023\n\nI, Damian Coburn, delegate of the Minister for Education, make the following specification.\n\nDated 23 March 2023   \n\nDamian Coburn\n\nActing First Assistant Secretary\n\nHigher Education Division\n\nDelegate of the Minister for Education\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Definitions\n\n5  Schedules\n\n6  Maximum amount of special purpose advances for a year\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nHigher Education (Maximum Amount for Special Purpose Advances) Specification 2012\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Higher Education (Maximum Amount for Special Purpose Advances) Specification 2023.\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 The day after this instrument is registered.\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 subsection 33-40(3A) of the Higher Education Support Act 2003.\n\n4  Definitions\n\nNote: The expression higher education provider used in this instrument is defined in Schedule 1 to the Act.                           \n\nIn this instrument:\n\nAct means the Higher Education Support Act 2003.\n\n5  Schedules\n\n  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.\n\n6  Maximum amount of special purpose advances for a year\n\n (1) For the purposes of subsection 33-40(3A) of the Act, the total of the advances that may be paid to a higher education provider in respect of a year must not exceed $25,000,000.\n\n\n\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nHigher Education (Maximum Amount for Special Purpose Advances) Specification 2012\n\n1  The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument.\n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains the exact same scope as its 2012 predecessor. It performs the identical function of specifying a maximum dollar amount for special purpose advances under the Higher Education Support Act 2003. The only change is the dollar figure ($25 million) and the year in the title. There is no expansion of scope, no new categories of providers covered, and no additional limitations beyond the monetary cap."},"complexity_factors":["Only 6 substantive sections plus a repeal schedule","Single operative provision (section 6) containing one straightforward monetary limit","Minimal defined terms (only 'Act' defined; relies on external definition of 'higher education provider')","No cross-references beyond the empowering provision (subsection 33-40(3A))","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Standard legislative template structure (name, commencement, authority, definitions, schedules)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument caps special purpose advances — government loans or upfront payments to universities and higher education providers — at $25 million per provider per year. It binds the Department of Education to enforce that limit.\n\nMade under the Higher Education Support Act 2003, it replaces the 2012 specification and takes effect the day after registration, limiting exposure of public finances to large advance payments."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument repeals the Higher Education (Maximum Amount for Special Purpose Advances) Specification 2012 (Schedule 1) and replaces the operative specification by imposing a $25,000,000 per-provider, per-year cap on special purpose advances (section 6(1)). It therefore changes the specified maximum amount in force under subsection 33-40(3A) of the Act and takes effect the day after registration (section 2)."},"complexity_factors":["Single, fixed numeric rule: section 6(1) imposes a bright-line cap of $25,000,000 per provider per year, which reduces interpretive complexity.","Direct statutory cross-reference: the instrument is made under subsection 33-40(3A) of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (section 3), so legal effect depends on that provision's operation.","Repeal element: Schedule 1 fully repeals the 2012 specification, requiring administrators to treat this instrument as the operative specification from commencement.","Limited procedural content: commencement is straightforward (section 2), so implementation requires only administrative application of the cap to payments.","Low discretion: the instrument prescribes a maximum amount rather than criteria for discretionary decision-making, constraining administrative latitude but shifting choices into compliance and budgeting by providers."],"plain_english_summary":"This specification sets a $25,000,000 annual ceiling on the total \"special purpose advances\" that may be paid to a higher education provider in respect of a year under subsection 33-40(3A) of the Higher Education Support Act 2003. It repeals the 2012 specification and takes effect the day after registration. The rule directly affects higher education providers seeking these advances and the department’s payment decisions."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-maximum-amount-for-special-purpose-advances-specification-2023","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-maximum-amount-for-special-purpose-advances-specification-2023/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-maximum-amount-for-special-purpose-advances-specification-2023/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-maximum-amount-for-special-purpose-advances-specification-2023/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-maximum-amount-for-special-purpose-advances-specification-2023/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-maximum-amount-for-special-purpose-advances-specification-2023/documents"}}