{"id":"F2025L01531","name":"Higher Education Support (Maximum Payments for Indigenous Student Assistance Grants) Determination 2025","slug":"higher-education-support-maximum-payments-for-indigenous-student-assistance-grants-determination-202","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":443074,"registerId":"F2025L01531-fast-fetch-1775957979650","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Support (Maximum Payments for Indigenous Student Assistance Grants) Determination 2025","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nHigher Education Support (Maximum Payments for Indigenous Student Assistance Grants) Determination 2025\n\nI, Jason Clare, Minister for Education, make the following determination.\n\nDated  24/11/2025  \n\nJason Clare\n\nMinister for Education\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\nThis instrument commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Definitions\n\n5  Schedules\n\n6  Determination of Maximum Payments\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nHigher Education Support (Maximum Payments for Indigenous Student Assistance Grants) Determination 2016\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Higher Education Support (Maximum Payments for Indigenous Student Assistance Grants) Determination 2025.\n\n2  Commencement\n\nThis instrument commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under subsection 38-45(2) of the Act.\n\n4  Definitions\n\n  In 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Support Act 2003.\n\n5  Schedules\n\n  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.\n\n6  Determination of Maximum Payments\n\nFor the purposes of subsection 38-45(2) of the Act, the total payments made under Part 2-2A of the Act in respect of a year referred to below must not exceed the amount specified:\n\n (a) for the year 2025—$84,755,148;\n\n (b) for the year 2026—$86,789,272;\n\n (c) for the year 2027—$86,789,272;\n\n (d) for the year 2028—$86,789,272.\n\n \n\n\n\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nHigher Education Support (Maximum Payments for Indigenous Student Assistance Grants) Determination 2016\n\n1  The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument.\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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument updates the annual monetary limits for Indigenous Student Assistance Grants for 2025–2028 and repeals the 2016 determination (s 6; Schedule 1). It does not change the underlying statutory power used to set those limits (subsection 38-45(2) of the Act) and therefore does not alter the core scope of the regime; it merely specifies new ceilings and timing."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, single-purpose instrument that sets numeric annual caps (s 6)","Legal reliance on delegated power in subsection 38-45(2) of the Act (s 3)","Repeal of prior determination requiring administrative transition (Schedule 1)","Immediate commencement on registration creating short lead time for implementation (s 2)","Operational dependence on definitions and payment mechanics in Part 2-2A of the Act (s 6 + Act reference) — interpretation by administrators may be required"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets fixed annual caps on the total Commonwealth payments under Part 2‑2A of the Higher Education Support Act for Indigenous Student Assistance Grants: $84,755,148 for 2025 and $86,789,272 for each year 2026–2028 (s 6). It repeals the 2016 determination and takes effect the day after registration (Schedule 1; s 2). By capping total payments, it constrains departmental spending and requires allocation decisions to be made within that ceiling."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the function its title suggests: setting maximum payment amounts for Indigenous Student Assistance Grants. It has not expanded beyond this narrow, technical purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: 6 substantive sections plus a 1-item repeal schedule","Only 1 defined term ('Act') in the interpretation section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Act citation","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Straightforward tabular structure for the monetary caps (years paired with dollar amounts)","Single mechanical repeal of a predecessor instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets annual spending ceilings for Indigenous Student Assistance Grants — financial support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in higher education — capping Commonwealth spending at $84.76 million in 2025 and $86.79 million in each of 2026–2028, and repeals the 2016 determination.  \n\nIt matters to Indigenous students who rely on these grants, the universities that administer them, and the Department of Education, because it legally limits how much can be spent each year."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-maximum-payments-for-indigenous-student-assistance-grants-determination-202","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-maximum-payments-for-indigenous-student-assistance-grants-determination-202/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-maximum-payments-for-indigenous-student-assistance-grants-determination-202/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-maximum-payments-for-indigenous-student-assistance-grants-determination-202/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-maximum-payments-for-indigenous-student-assistance-grants-determination-202/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-maximum-payments-for-indigenous-student-assistance-grants-determination-202/documents"}}