{"id":"F2013L02164","name":"Higher Education (Maximum Amounts for Commonwealth Scholarships) Determination 2013","slug":"higher-education-maximum-amounts-for-commonwealth-scholarships-determination-2013","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":128284,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2013L02164-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education (Maximum Amounts for Commonwealth Scholarships) Determination 2013","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms](image.001.png)\n\nCommonwealth of Australia\n\nHigher Education Support (Maximum Amounts for Commonwealth Scholarships) Determination 2013\n\nHigher Education Support Act 2003\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nI, Christopher Pyne, Minister for Education, make this Determination under subsections 46‑40(2) and (3) of the Higher Education Support Act 2003.\n\nDated this……12th……………..day of……December……………………..2013.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nThe Hon Christopher Pyne MP\n\nMinister for Education\n\n  \n\nPart 1 Preliminary\n\n    1 Name\n\nThis instrument is the Higher Education (Maximum Amounts for Commonwealth Scholarships) Determination 2013.\n\n    2 Authority\n\nThis instrument is made under subsections 46-40(2) and (3) of the Higher Education Support Act 2003.\n\n    3 Commencement\n\nThis instrument commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\nPart 2 Maximum amounts for Commonwealth  \nScholarships\n\n    4 Determination of the maximum amounts\n\n    (i) For the purpose of item 11 of the table under subsection 46-40(1) of the Act, the maximum amount in respect of the year 2014 is $314,637,000.\n    (ii) For the purpose of item 12 of the table under subsection 46-40(1) of the Act, the maximum amount in respect of the year 2015 is $313,856,000.\n    (iii) For the purpose of item 13 of the table under subsection 46\\-40(1) of the Act, the maximum amount in respect of the year 2016 is $313,858,000.\n    (iv) For the purpose of item 14 of the table under subsection 46-40(1) of the Act, the maximum amount in respect of the year 2017 is $313,858,000.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1963},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains its original narrow scope. It performs exactly the function indicated by its title—setting maximum funding amounts for Commonwealth Scholarships for the specific years 2014–2017—without expanding into ancillary policy areas."},"complexity_factors":["No defined terms or interpretation section","Only 4 operative provisions, each containing a single numerical determination","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Minimal cross-referencing (only to the enabling Act section)","Straightforward arithmetic values without formulae or variables"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination sets strict annual spending caps on Commonwealth Scholarships for 2014–2017 (2014: $314.6m; 2015–2017: $313.9m), limiting federal payments for means-tested and Indigenous student awards. It affects eligible students, universities that administer the scholarships, and taxpayers by legally capping government budget exposure so total payouts cannot exceed the listed amounts in any year."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-maximum-amounts-for-commonwealth-scholarships-determination-2013","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-maximum-amounts-for-commonwealth-scholarships-determination-2013/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-maximum-amounts-for-commonwealth-scholarships-determination-2013/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-maximum-amounts-for-commonwealth-scholarships-determination-2013/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-maximum-amounts-for-commonwealth-scholarships-determination-2013/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-maximum-amounts-for-commonwealth-scholarships-determination-2013/documents"}}