4Definitions

4 Definitions

Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in Schedule 1 of the Act, including the following:

(a) EFTSL;
(b) grandfathered student;
(c) higher education provider;
(d) information system;
(e) student;
(f) student services and amenities fee; and
(g) unit of study.

In this instrument:

Act means the Higher Education Support Act 2003.

course means course of study.

FEE-HELP loan fee means the difference between a FEE-HELP loan and a FEE-HELP debt, if any, as specified in subsection 137-10(2) of the Act.

First Half Year means the part of a year that commences on 1 January 2013 or a later year and ends on 30 June of that year.

GST means Goods and Services Tax as defined in section 195-1 of the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999.

overseas higher education institution means a higher education institution that is located outside of Australia that is not the overseas campus of an Australian higher education provider.

published census date has the meaning given in section 22, and may be a specific date, or as referenced by the higher education provider.

Second Half Year means the part of a year that commences on 1 July 2013 or a later year and ends on 31 December of that year.

student cohort means, in relation to a particular course of study commencing prior to 4 November 2006 of which a unit of study forms a part, the group of all of the students who commence the course in a particular year with a particular higher education provider.

Student Identifiers Registrar means the statutory office holder established under Part 4 of the Student Identifiers Act 2014.

Unique Student Identifier or USI means a student identifier within the meaning of the Student Identifiers Act 2014.

Part 2 – Determining and publishing student services and amenities fees