{"id":"F2007B01092","name":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - Determination under subsection 169-20(1) (13/08/2004)","slug":"higher-education-support-act-2003-determination-under-subsection-169-20-1-13-08-2004","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":67833,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B01092-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - Determination under subsection 169-20(1) (13/08/2004)","content":"COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nHigher Education Support Act 2003\n\nDetermination under subsection 169-20(1)\n\nI, Brendan Nelson, Minister for Education, Science and Training, under subsection 169-20(1) of the Higher Education Support Act, determine that students of the kind described in column A of the following table are exempt from payment of student contribution amounts and tuition fees for units of study undertaken as part of the kind of courses of study described in column B of the table.\n\n| A                                                                                                                                                  | B                                                         |\n| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Students who are classified by their Higher Education Provider as Research Training Scheme students in accordance with the Other Grants Guidelines | a) Research Masters degree; orb) Research Doctoral degree |\n\nDated this…………13th……………………………day of…………August……………… 2004\n\n|     |\n| --- |\n\nBRENDAN NELSON\n\nMinister for Education, Science and Training","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2101},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a straightforward exercise of the Minister's power under subsection 169-20(1) to determine classes of students exempt from fees. It has not expanded beyond the original legislative purpose of providing fee exemptions for research training students."},"complexity_factors":["Single table with only two columns and two rows defining the exempt class","No defined terms within the instrument itself","Only one legislative cross-reference (subsection 169-20(1))","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Extremely short length (under 150 words of substantive content)"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination makes research master's and doctoral degrees tuition-free for eligible Research Training Scheme (RTS) students by exempting both student contribution amounts and tuition fees. \n\nIt removes a major cost barrier for domestic research candidates, helping universities train and retain future researchers under the Higher Education Support Act."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-determination-under-subsection-169-20-1-13-08-2004","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-determination-under-subsection-169-20-1-13-08-2004/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-determination-under-subsection-169-20-1-13-08-2004/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-determination-under-subsection-169-20-1-13-08-2004/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-determination-under-subsection-169-20-1-13-08-2004/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-determination-under-subsection-169-20-1-13-08-2004/documents"}}