{"id":"F2005L03930","name":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - Declaration of percentage of Commonwealth supported places to be provided by Table A providers for a course of study in medicine - November 2005","slug":"higher-education-support-act-2003-declaration-of-percentage-of-commonwealth-supported-places-to-be-p","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":39760,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L03930-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - Declaration of percentage of Commonwealth supported places to be provided by Table A providers for a course of study in medicine - November 2005","content":"COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nHigher Education Support Act 2003\n\nDeclaration of percentage of Commonwealth supported places to be provided by Table A  \nproviders for a course of study in medicine\n\nI, BRENDAN NELSON, Minister for Education, Science and Training, revoke any previous declarations made by me under paragraph 36-35(1)(b) of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (the Act) and  \ndeclare that for each provider the percentage referred to in paragraph 36-35(1)(b) of the Act is 90% or  \nthe percentage calculated using the formula below, whichever is the higher:\n\n![](image.001.png)![](image.002.png)\n\nwhere\n\nA \\= the number of Commonwealth supported places occupied by continuing domestic students in courses of study in medicine\n\nB \\= the number of places occupied by commencing domestic students in courses of study in medicine\n\nC \\= the total number of places occupied by domestic students in courses of study in medicine\n\nDated this ………………25th…………………… day of ………November……. 2005\n\nBRENDAN NELSON","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":3227},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This declaration performs exactly the narrow function authorised by section 36-35 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003: setting a percentage value for Commonwealth supported medical places. It has not expanded beyond this specific purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Uses defined legislative term 'Table A providers' without on-the-spot definition (refers to Schedule 1 of the parent Act)","Contains a mathematical formula with three variables (A, B, C) representing different student cohorts","References specific statutory provision (s 36-35(1)(b)) without explanatory context","Distinguishes between 'Commonwealth supported places' and general 'places' in variable definitions"],"plain_english_summary":"This Ministerial order requires major Australian universities (Table A providers) to allocate at least 90% of medical degree places as Commonwealth supported places, or a higher percentage if a specified formula yields a larger minimum. It repeals prior declarations on the same issue.\n\nThe rule limits full-fee medical spots to 10% (or less) of domestic enrolment, preserving affordability and HECS-HELP access for most medical students."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-declaration-of-percentage-of-commonwealth-supported-places-to-be-p","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-declaration-of-percentage-of-commonwealth-supported-places-to-be-p/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-declaration-of-percentage-of-commonwealth-supported-places-to-be-p/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-declaration-of-percentage-of-commonwealth-supported-places-to-be-p/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-declaration-of-percentage-of-commonwealth-supported-places-to-be-p/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-declaration-of-percentage-of-commonwealth-supported-places-to-be-p/documents"}}