i.ii Interpretationi.ii Interpretation

i.ii Interpretation

The terms within the Other Grants Guidelines (Education) 2012 have the same meaning as in the Act.

The following terms are defined specifically for these Guidelines:

access In respect of the programs in Chapter 1, access means commencing domestic students in higher education. The access rate for a particular group of students is that group’s percentage share of all commencing domestic higher education students.

the Act means the Higher Education Support Act 2003

AMC Institute has the same meaning as in the Maritime Legislation Amendment Act 2007

campus means the physical location at which a provider delivers a unit of study. For on-line/distance education courses or where studies require attendance at locations such as a health centre, teaching hospital or agricultural farm, the campus is the location from which the course is administered.

Commonwealth means a person undertaking tertiary education and receiving any

assisted student of the following kinds of assistance from the Commonwealth:

(a) assistance under Chapter 3 of the Act;

(b) a VET student loan;

(c) a payment or loan (however described) under any of the following Acts, for which the person qualifies because he or she is undertaking study:

(i) Social Security Act 1991;

(ii) Student Assistance Act 1973;

(iii) Trade Support Loans Act 2014;

(d) a payment under the ABSTUDY Scheme (within the meaning of the Student Assistance Act 1973).

domestic student means a student with a permanent home address in Australia who is:

(a) an Australian citizen;

(b) a New Zealand citizen;

(c) a diplomatic or consular representative of New Zealand, a member of the staff of such a representative or the spouse or dependent relative of such a representative; or

(d) a student with an Australian permanent visa.

the Department means the Department responsible for administering Part 2-3 of the Act.

external means a mode of attendance for a unit of study whereby the provider delivers the course materials to the student and the student is not required to attend classes on campus on a regular basis.

Field of Education has the same meaning given in the

(FOE) Australian Standard Classification of Education (ASCED)

headquarters means a provider’s campus location where the sum of the internal and multi-modal EFTSL of Commonwealth supported students is the largest.

HEIMS means the Higher Education Information Management System.

HESDC means Higher Education Student Data Collection