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Higher Education Support (Other Grants) Guidelines 2022
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6 General outline
| Section 238-10 of the Act states that the Minister may, by legislative instrument, make Other Grant Guidelines which provide for matters required or permitted by Part 2-3 of the Act, which deals with other grants.Section 41-5 of the Act says that the provisions of Part 2-3 indicate when a particular matter is or may be dealt with in these guidelines, as summarised below.Section 41-10 of the Act contains a table which states the purposes for which other grants made under Part 2-3 of the Act may be made and says that the Other Grant Guidelines may:(a) specify certain bodies corporate that are eligible for grants in relation to particular purposes set out in the table in that section;(b) specify national institutes for the purposes of item 4 in the table in that section; and(c) specify extra conditions of eligibility to receive a grant under a program that is also specified in these Guidelines.Subsection 41-15(1) of the Act states that Other Grants Guidelines may specify one or more programs under which grants for particular purposes specified in the table in subsection 41‑10(1) are to be paid.Subsection 41-15(2) of the Act says that, if the Other Grants Guidelines specify a program for a grant for a particular purpose, the guidelines may also specify all or any of the following matters for the program:(a) the program’s objectives;(b) the extra conditions of eligibility to receive a grant under the program;(c) the amount, being a part of the amount referred to in section 41‑45 for a year, that will be spent on the program in that particular year;(d) the indexation of that amount for subsequent years, using the method of indexation set out in Part 5‑6 of the Act;(e) the method by which the amount of grants under the program will be determined;(f) whether grants under a program are in respect of a year or a project;(g) the conditions that apply to grants under the program.Subsection 41-25(1) of the Act states that, if a grant is made under a program and the Other Grants Guidelines specify conditions that apply to a grant under that program, the grant is made on the conditions provided for in the guidelines (however the Minister may also determine other conditions).Section 41-30 of the Act states that the Other Grant Guidelines may also specify a method by which the amount of grants under a program are to be determined. |
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