84Eligible prac students etc.

84 Eligible prac students etc.

(1) For the purposes of this Part, an eligible prac student of a higher education provider for a year is a student who: (a) is enrolled in an eligible prac unit delivered by the provider during the year; and (b) is a Commonwealth supported student in relation to that unit, or is a student that the provider reasonably expects will be a Commonwealth supported student in relation to that unit; and (c) must, as part of the requirements to complete the unit, participate for a week in a mandatory placement that either: (i) commences prior to 1 July 2025 and includes 1 July 2025; or (ii) commences on or after 1 July 2025. (2) For the purposes of this Part: (a) an eligible midwifery (clinical placement) prac student of a higher education provider for a year is an eligible prac student of the provider who, during the year, must participate in a mandatory placement known as a clinical placement for a unit of a course of study in midwifery; and (b) an eligible midwifery (continuity of care) prac student of a higher education provider for a year is an eligible prac student of the provider who, during the year, must participate in a mandatory placement known as a continuity of care placement for a unit in a course of study in midwifery; and (c) an eligible nursing prac student of a higher education provider for a year is an eligible prac student of the provider who, during the year, must participate in a mandatory placement for a unit in a course of study in nursing; and (d) an eligible social work prac student of a higher education provider for a year is an eligible prac student of the provider who, during the year, must participate in a mandatory placement for a unit in a course of study in social work; and (e) an eligible teaching (bachelor) prac student of a higher education provider for a year is an eligible prac student of the provider who, during the year, must participate in a mandatory placement for a unit in a course of study that leads to the award of a bachelor degree in teaching; and (f) an eligible teaching (master’s) prac student of a higher education provider for a year is an eligible prac student of the provider who, during the year, must participate in a mandatory placement for a unit in a postgraduate course of study that leads to the award of a master’s degree in teaching; and (g) an exceptional circumstances student of a higher education provider for a year is an eligible prac student of the provider: (i) who during the year, must participate in a mandatory placement for a unit in a course of study in midwifery, nursing, social work or teaching; and (ii) to whom the provider is satisfied that exceptional circumstances apply, such that, because of their exceptional circumstances, the student is unable to meet the requirements in subsection 86(3) in relation to the mandatory placement.

Note: The Minister has the power under subsection 41-25(2) of the Act, to impose further conditions on grants, including conditions on when a higher education provider can be satisfied that the student had ‘exceptional circumstances’.