CHAPTER 6 PUBLICATION AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENT CONTRIBUTION AMOUNTS AND TUITION FEES

6.1 PURPOSE

6.1.1 The purpose of this chapter is to specify the:

a) periods under subsections 19-87(1), 19-90(1) and 19-95(1) of the Act;

b) date by which a higher education provider must publish the schedule of student contribution amounts for places and tuition fees for a particular period under paragraph 19‑95(2)(b) of the Act;

c) matters to which a provider must not have regard when setting student contribution amounts or tuition fees under subsections 19-87(2A) and 19-90(3) of the Act;

d) date before which a variation to a:

i) student contribution amount must be made under subparagraph 19‑87(3)(a)(i) of the Act; and

ii) tuition fee must be made under subparagraph 19-90(4)(a)(i) of the Act;

e) circumstances in which a:

i) student contribution amount may be varied under subparagraph 19‑87(3)(a)(ii) of the Act; and

ii) tuition fee may be varied under subparagraph 19‑90(4)(a)(ii) of the Act;

f) date by which information on student contribution amounts for places in units, or tuition fees, to apply to students in student cohorts must be published and made publicly available under subsection 19-97(2) of the Act before section 19-97 of the Act was repealed by item 6 of Schedule 3 of the Budget and Other Measures Act;

g) date before which a higher education provider may revoke a saved determination under item 13(4) or item 14(4), as the context requires, of Schedule 3 of the Budget and Other Measures Act; and

h) circumstances in which a higher education provider may revoke a saved determination under item 13(4) or item 14(4), as the context requires, of Schedule 3 of the Budget and Other Measures Act.

6.5 PERIODS

6.5.1 For the purposes of subsections 19-87(1), 19-90(1) and 19-95(1) of the Act:

(a) the first period of a year commences on the 1st of January, and ends on the 30th of June, of that year; and

(b) the second period of a year commences on the 1st of July, and ends on the 31st of December, of that year.

6.5.5 The periods specified in paragraph 6.5.1 of these guidelines are relevant only for the purposes of subsections 19-87(1), 19-90(1) and 19-95(1) of the Act and paragraph 6.10.1 of these guidelines.

6.10 DATE BY WHICH A HIGHER EDUCATION PROVIDER MUST PUBLISH THE SCHEDULE OF STUDENT CONTRIBUTION AMOUNTS FOR PLACES AND TUITION FEES FOR A PARTICULAR PERIOD

6.10.1 A higher education provider must publish a schedule of student contribution amounts for places and tuition fees by:

a) the 1st of April of each year for units of study with a census date in the second period of the same year; and