1Higher Education Support (Maximum Payments for Commonwealth Scholarships) Determination 2020

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Higher Education Support (Maximum Payments for Commonwealth Scholarships) Determination 2020

made under section 46-40 of the

Higher Education Support Act 2003

Compilation No. 4

Compilation date: 12 December 2025

Includes amendments up to: F2025L01534

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepared by the Department of Education

About this compilation

 

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Higher Education Support (Maximum Payments for Commonwealth Scholarships) Determination 2020 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 11 December 2025 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

 

 

 

 

 

1  Name

  This instrument is the Higher Education Support (Maximum Payments for Commonwealth Scholarships) Determination 2020.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under subsection 46-40(3) of the Act.

4  Definitions

  In this instrument:

Act means the Higher Education Support Act 2003.

6  Determination of maximum payments

  For the purposes of item 14 of the table in subsection 46-40(1) of the Act, the total payments made under Part 2-4 of the Act in respect of a year referred to below must not exceed the amount specified:

 (a) for the year 2020—$1,045,572,000;

 (b) for the year 2021—$1,064,392,000;

 (c) for the year 2022— $1,074,000,000;

 (d) for the year 2023—$1,112,000,000;

 (e)  for the year 2024—$1,199,000,000;

 (f) for the year 2025—$1,248,000,000;

 (g) for the year 2026—$1,263,000,000; and

 (h) for the year 2027—$1,274,000,000.

 

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

The following endnotes are included in every compilation:

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Abbreviation key—Endnote 2

The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4

Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.

Misdescribed amendments

A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe how an amendment is to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, then the misdescribed amendment can be incorporated through an editorial change made under section 15V of the Legislation Act 2003.

If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the amendment is not incorporated and “(md not incorp)” is added to the amendment history.

 

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

 

 

Endnote 3—Legislation history

 

 

Endnote 4—Amendment history