Commonwealth legislation

Higher Education Support Act 2003 - Determination under subsection 36-15(2)(b) (19/08/2004)

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This ministerial order excludes postgraduate research degrees from the government subsidy system.

What it does:

Declares that Research Masters degrees and PhDs (Research Doctoral degrees) cannot be offered as Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs)
This means students enrolled in these research-based postgraduate courses are not "Commonwealth supported students"

Who it affects:

Students enrolling in Masters by Research or Doctoral (PhD) programs
Universities that offer these research degrees

Why it matters:

Unlike undergraduate degrees or coursework postgraduate degrees (like an MBA or coursework Masters), research degrees are excluded from the HECS-HELP loan and subsidy system
Students in these programs cannot access government-subsidised places; instead, they typically rely on scholarships (such as the Research Training Program) or pay full fees

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Higher Education Support Act 2003 - Determination under subsection 36-15(2)(b) (19/08/2004)

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Higher Education Support Act 2003

I, BRENDAN NELSON, Minister for Education, Science and Training, under subsection 36-15 (2) (b) of the Higher Education Support Act 2003, determine that Research Masters degree and Research Doctoral degree courses are not courses of study in respect of which students may be enrolled in units of study as Commonwealth supported students.

Dated this…………………19th……………………………day of ……August………….2004

BRENDAN NELSON

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