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Higher Education Support Act 2003 - Determination under subsection 169-20(1) (13/08/2004)

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This determination makes research master's and doctoral degrees tuition-free for eligible Research Training Scheme (RTS) students by exempting both student contribution amounts and tuition fees.

It removes a major cost barrier for domestic research candidates, helping universities train and retain future researchers under the Higher Education Support Act.

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Higher Education Support Act 2003 - Determination under subsection 169-20(1) (13/08/2004)

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Higher Education Support Act 2003

Determination under subsection 169-20(1)

I, Brendan Nelson, Minister for Education, Science and Training, under subsection 169-20(1) of the Higher Education Support Act, determine that students of the kind described in column A of the following table are exempt from payment of student contribution amounts and tuition fees for units of study undertaken as part of the kind of courses of study described in column B of the table.

A	B
Students who are classified by their Higher Education Provider as Research Training Scheme students in accordance with the Other Grants Guidelines	a) Research Masters degree; orb) Research Doctoral degree

Dated this…………13th……………………………day of…………August……………… 2004

BRENDAN NELSON

Minister for Education, Science and Training

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1 Higher Education Support Act 2003 - Determination under subsection 169-20(1) (13/08/2004)