{"id":"F2021L01397","name":"Higher Education Support (Visa Specification for Eligible Former Permanent Humanitarian Visa Holders) Determination 2021","slug":"higher-education-support-visa-specification-for-eligible-former-permanent-humanitarian-visa-holders-","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":441034,"registerId":"F2021L01397-fast-fetch-1775956462633","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Support (Visa Specification for Eligible Former Permanent Humanitarian Visa Holders) Determination 2021","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nHigher Education Support (Visa Specification for Eligible Former Permanent Humanitarian Visa Holders) Determination 2021\n\nI, Alan Tudge, Minister for Education and Youth, make the following Determination.\n\nDated 28 September 2021   \n\nAlan Tudge\n\nMinister for Education and Youth\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Definition\n\n5  Specification of visas\n\n \n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Higher Education Support (Visa Specification for Eligible Former Permanent Humanitarian Visa Holders) Determination 2021.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument The later of:(a) the start of the day after this instrument is registered; and(b) immediately after the commencement of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Education Legislation Amendment (2021 Measures No.2) Act 2021.\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under subclause 1(1A) of Schedule 1 to the Act.\n\n4  Definition\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Higher Education Support Act 2003.\n\n\n\n\n5  Specification of visas\n\n  For the purposes of paragraph (c) of the definition of eligible former permanent humanitarian visa holder in subclause 1(1) of Schedule 1 to the Act, the following classes or subclasses of visas provided for by the Migration Act 1958 or regulations made under that Act are specified:\n\n (a) subclass 155—Five Year Resident Return, of Return (Residence) (Class BB), as referred to in item 1128 of Schedule 1 and clauses 155.1 to 155.6 of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations 1994; and\n\n (b) subclass 157—Three Month Resident Return, of Return (Residence) (Class BB), as referred to in item 1128 of Schedule 1 and clauses 157.1 to 157.6 of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations 1994.\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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the narrow technical function suggested by its title: specifying visa classes for a particular eligibility category. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the original purpose of enabling access to Commonwealth-supported places for eligible former permanent humanitarian visa holders."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 5 operative sections across 2 pages","Single definition ('Act') referencing the parent legislation","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Straightforward specification of two visa subclasses with clear statutory references","No cross-references beyond the enabling provision and Migration Regulations"],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination names two temporary Resident Return visas (subclasses 155 and 157) as qualifying visas under the Higher Education Support Act 2003 so former holders of permanent humanitarian visas returning to Australia can access Commonwealth‑supported university places while their permanent status is being reinstated. It prevents these former refugees and humanitarian entrants from being forced onto costly international fees during administrative delays."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs a narrow technical function—specifying two visa subclasses for an existing statutory definition (section 5). It does not add new categories or alter the substantive eligibility criteria in the Higher Education Support Act; it only identifies which Migration Act visas satisfy the pre-existing paragraph (c) reference. Commencement is conditional but does not broaden substantive scope (section 2)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, single-purpose instrument that only names two visa subclasses (section 5).","Depends on an external statutory definition in Schedule 1 to the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (section 5), so legal effect is realized via cross-reference rather than standalone rules.","Specifies Migration Regulations items and clauses for precision (section 5(a)–(b)); requires administrators to consult migration instrument text to identify covered visas.","Commencement timing linked to the registration of this instrument and the commencement of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Education Legislation Amendment (2021 Measures No.2) Act 2021 (section 2), creating a conditional start date.","Made under delegated power in subclause 1(1A) of Schedule 1 to the Act (section 3), so its validity and scope track that parent delegation."],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination specifies that two Migration Act visa subclasses—subclass 155 (Five Year Resident Return) and subclass 157 (Three Month Resident Return)—are the visas referred to in paragraph (c) of the definition of “eligible former permanent humanitarian visa holder” in Schedule 1 to the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (see section 5). By naming these subclasses, it determines which visa holders fall within that statutory definition and therefore how administrators apply eligibility rules under the Act."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-visa-specification-for-eligible-former-permanent-humanitarian-visa-holders-","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-visa-specification-for-eligible-former-permanent-humanitarian-visa-holders-/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-visa-specification-for-eligible-former-permanent-humanitarian-visa-holders-/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-visa-specification-for-eligible-former-permanent-humanitarian-visa-holders-/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-visa-specification-for-eligible-former-permanent-humanitarian-visa-holders-/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-visa-specification-for-eligible-former-permanent-humanitarian-visa-holders-/documents"}}