{"id":"F2007B01075","name":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - Determination under subsection 36-15(2)(b) (19/08/2004)","slug":"higher-education-support-act-2003-determination-under-subsection-36-15-2-b-19-08-2004","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":62590,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B01075-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - Determination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 36-15(2)(b) (19/08/2004)","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: COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n     COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\n \n\nHigher Education Support Act 2003\n\n \n\n \n\nI, BRENDAN NELSON, Minister for Education, Science and Training, under subsection 36-15 (2) (b) of the Higher Education Support Act 2003, determine that Research Masters degree and Research Doctoral degree courses are not courses of study in respect of which students may be enrolled in units of study as Commonwealth supported students.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nDated this…………………19th……………………………day of ……August………….2004\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nBRENDAN NELSON\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2039},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination performs a single, discrete function under section 36-15(2)(b) of the Higher Education Support Act 2003: specifically excluding two categories of research degrees from Commonwealth support eligibility. The scope remains confined to this original, narrow purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision containing no conditional clauses or exceptions","Zero defined terms or interpretation provisions","No cross-references to other sections of the Act or external legislation","Total length of one sentence"],"plain_english_summary":"This ministerial order excludes postgraduate research degrees from the government subsidy system.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Declares that Research Masters degrees and PhDs (Research Doctoral degrees) cannot be offered as Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs)\n- This means students enrolled in these research-based postgraduate courses are not \"Commonwealth supported students\"\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Students enrolling in Masters by Research or Doctoral (PhD) programs\n- Universities that offer these research degrees\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Unlike undergraduate degrees or coursework postgraduate degrees (like an MBA or coursework Masters), research degrees are excluded from the HECS-HELP loan and subsidy system\n- Students in these programs cannot access government-subsidised places; instead, they typically rely on scholarships (such as the Research Training Program) or pay full fees"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-determination-under-subsection-36-15-2-b-19-08-2004","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-determination-under-subsection-36-15-2-b-19-08-2004/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-determination-under-subsection-36-15-2-b-19-08-2004/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-determination-under-subsection-36-15-2-b-19-08-2004/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-determination-under-subsection-36-15-2-b-19-08-2004/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-determination-under-subsection-36-15-2-b-19-08-2004/documents"}}