{"id":"F2018L01549","name":"VET Student Loans (Courses and Loan Caps) Amendment Determination (No.3) 2018","slug":"vet-student-loans-courses-and-loan-caps-amendment-determination-no-3-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":98212,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2018L01549-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"VET Student Loans (Courses and Loan Caps) Amendment Determination (No.3) 2018","content":"![](image.001.jpeg)\n\nVET Student Loans (Courses and Loan Caps) Amendment Determination (No.3) 2018\n\nI, Michaelia Cash, Minister for Small and Family Business, Skills and Vocational Education, make the following legislative instrument.\n\nDated 30 October 2018\n\nMichaelia Cash\n\nMinister for Small and Family Business, Skills and Vocational Education\n\n1 Name\n\nThis instrument is the VET Student Loans (Courses and Loan Caps) Amendment Determination (No.3) 2018.\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```html\n

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The day after this instrument is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation

\n```\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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\nThis instrument is made under the VET Student Loans Act 2016.\n\n4 Schedule\n\nThe VET Student Loans (Courses and Loan Caps) Determination 2016 is amended as set out in Schedule 1 to this instrument.\n\n5 Transitional arrangements for superseded courses\n\nFor the avoidance of doubt, if before the commencement of this instrument:\n\n(a) the Secretary approved a VET student loan for a student for a course of study listed in items 1 and 4 of Schedule 1 to this instrument; and\n\n(b) the student had not completed the course of study,\n\nthe Secretary may continue to pay loan amounts in respect of that loan under section 19 of the VET Student Loans Act 2016 on or after the commencement of this instrument, in relation to that course for that student.\n\nSchedule 1 — Amendments\n\n1. Schedule 1, Part 2 – Courses in loan cap band 2, table\n\nOmit the following rows from the table:\n\n| 7 | 10343NAT | Advanced Diploma of Professional Game Development |\n| --- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------- |\n| 52 | CUA51015 | Diploma of Screen and Media |\n| 59 | CUA60615 | Advanced Diploma of Screen and Media |\n\n2\\. Schedule 1, Part 2 – Courses in loan cap band 2, table\n\nAdd the following row to the table in ascending numerical order by course code:\n\n| 16A | ACM50117 | Diploma of Animal Technology |\n| --- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------- |\n| 13A | 10702NAT | Advanced Diploma of Professional Game Development |\n\n3. Schedule 1, Part 2 – Courses in loan cap band 2, table\n\n| Renumber all item numbers in the table, starting at 1. |\n| ------------------------------------------------------ |\n\n4. Schedule 1, Part 3 – Courses in loan cap band 3, table\n\nOmit the following rows from the table:\n\n| 13 | 22228VIC | Advanced Diploma of Engineering Technology |\n| --- | -------- | ------------------------------------------ |\n| 14 | 22229VIC | Diploma of Engineering Technology |\n\n5. Schedule 1, Part 3 – Courses in loan cap band 3, table\n\nAdd the following rows to the table in ascending numerical order by course code:\n\n| 24A | 22478VIC | Diploma of Engineering Technology |\n| --- | -------- | ------------------------------------------ |\n| 24B | 22479VIC | Advanced Diploma of Engineering Technology |\n| 73A | CUA51015 | Diploma of Screen and Media |\n| 73B | CUA60615 | Advanced Diploma of Screen and Media |\n\n6. Schedule 1, Part 3 – Courses in loan cap band 3, table\n\n| Renumber all item numbers in the table, starting at 1. |\n| ------------------------------------------------------ |","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument changes the scope of which VET courses sit in loan cap bands 2 and 3 by removing specific course entries, adding new entries, and renumbering the tables (Schedule 1). It also preserves payment rights for students already approved for superseded courses by authorising the Secretary to continue payments under section 19 of the VET Student Loans Act 2016 (s5), so eligibility and administrative obligations differ from the prior Determination."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple targeted edits to course lists across two loan-cap bands (Schedule 1 items 1–6) increase the chance of omission or ordering errors.","Addition and deletion of rows plus renumbering of all item numbers (Schedule 1 items 3 and 6) creates cross-referencing complexity with the original Determination 2016.","Transitional arrangement permitting continuation of payments for previously approved loans (s5) requires case-by-case administration by the Secretary and reconciliation against changed course lists.","Commencement timing is immediate (the day after registration) so administrative systems must be updated quickly (s2).","Instrument amends an existing legislative instrument (s4) under authority of the VET Student Loans Act 2016 (s3), creating dependency on the original Determination and the parent Act for legal effect.","Practical compliance burden for the Department and training organisations to update records and advise students is implied by the Schedule changes and transitional provision (Schedule 1; s5)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument amends the VET Student Loans (Courses and Loan Caps) Determination 2016 by removing, adding and renumbering specific course entries in loan cap bands 2 and 3; it takes effect the day after registration (see s2, Schedule 1). It also permits the Secretary to continue paying existing approved loans for students still completing superseded courses under section 19 of the VET Student Loans Act 2016 (see s5). It affects students, registered training organisations and the Department by changing which courses qualify for specified loan caps."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function intended by the parent VET Student Loans Act 2016 — updating the schedules of approved courses and loan caps. It is a routine administrative update to the course list, not an expansion of the scheme's scope or purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (6 operative provisions plus transitional arrangement)","No defined terms section — relies entirely on definitions in the parent VET Student Loans Act 2016","Simple tabular amendments (omit rows, add rows, renumber)","Single transitional provision with straightforward conditional logic (if approved before commencement AND not completed, then may continue)","No nested exceptions or complex cross-referencing beyond the parent Act","Mechanical updating of course codes and renumbering of tables"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument updates which VET courses qualify for government-backed student loans by moving certain diplomas and advanced diplomas between loan cap bands (price tiers), changing some course codes and adding one course. It affects students, training providers and the Department by altering how much students can borrow for affected courses. A transitional protection lets students already approved for loans continue receiving payments."},"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"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/vet-student-loans-courses-and-loan-caps-amendment-determination-no-3-2018","history":"/api/acts/vet-student-loans-courses-and-loan-caps-amendment-determination-no-3-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/vet-student-loans-courses-and-loan-caps-amendment-determination-no-3-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/vet-student-loans-courses-and-loan-caps-amendment-determination-no-3-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/vet-student-loans-courses-and-loan-caps-amendment-determination-no-3-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/vet-student-loans-courses-and-loan-caps-amendment-determination-no-3-2018/documents"}}