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VET Student Loans (Courses and Loan Caps) Amendment Determination (No. 4) 2018
I, Michaelia Cash, Minister for Small and Family Business, Skills and Vocational Education, make the following legislative instrument.
Dated 16 December 2018
Michaelia Cash
Minister for Small and Family Business, Skills and Vocational Education
1 Name
This instrument is the VET Student Loans (Courses and Loan Caps) Amendment Determination (No.4) 2018.
2 Commencement
(1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
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Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.
(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.
3 Authority
This instrument is made under the VET Student Loans Act 2016.
4 Schedule
The VET Student Loans (Courses and Loan Caps) Determination 2016 is amended as set out in Schedule 1 to this instrument.
5 Transitional arrangements
For the avoidance of doubt, if before the commencement of this instrument:
(a) the Secretary approved a VET student loan for a student for a course of study listed in items 11 or 14 of Schedule 1 to this instrument; and
(b) the student had not completed the course of study,
the Secretary may continue to pay loan amounts in respect of that loan under section 19 of the VET Student Loans Act 2016 on or after the commencement of this instrument, in relation to that course for that student.
Schedule 1 — Amendments
Subsection 5(1)
Repeal the subsection, substitute:
(1) For paragraph 14(2)(a) of the VET Student Loans Act 2016, the courses for which VET student loans may be approved are:
(a) the VET courses with the course codes specified in Schedules 1, 2 and 3 to this instrument (each a ‘specified course’);
(b) any course identified in the National Register as a later version of, or superseding course to, a specified course (‘later version of a specified course’).
2. Subsection 5(1) (note)
Omit “Note” substitute “Note 1”.
3. At the end of subsection 5(1) (after the note)
Add:
Note 2: Course mapping information about current and earlier versions of VET courses is included in the National Register.
4. Subsection 5(2)
After “Schedule 3 to this instrument” insert “or any later version of a specified course”.
5. Paragraph 5(3)(a)
After “Part 1 of Schedule 1” insert “or any later version of a specified course”.
6. Paragraph 5(3)(b)
After “Part 2 of Schedule 1” insert “or any later version of a specified course”.
7. Paragraph 5(3)(c)
After “Part 3 of Schedule 1” insert “or any later version of a specified course”.
8. Paragraph 5(3)(d)
After “Schedule 2 or 3” insert “or any later version of a specified course”.
9. Schedule 1, Part 1 – Courses in loan cap band 1, table
Add the following rows to the table in ascending numerical order by course code:
| 20A | CPP50511 | Diploma of Property Services (Asset and Facility Management) |
|---|---|---|
| 21A | CSC60115 | Advanced Diploma of Correctional Management |
| 23A | FNS50417 | Diploma of Payroll Services |
| 25A | FNS51215 | Diploma of Insurance Broking |
| 26A | FNS51915 | Diploma of Personal Injury and Disability Insurance Management |
| 33A | SIR50217 | Diploma of Visual Merchandising |
| 33B | SIR50317 | Diploma of Retail Merchandise Management |
| 41A | TLI50816 | Diploma of Customs Broking |
10. Schedule 1, Part 1 – Courses in loan cap band 1, table
| Renumber all item numbers in the table, starting at 1. |
|---|
11. Schedule 1, Part 2 – Courses in loan cap band 2, table
Omit the following rows from the table:
| 8 | 10408NAT | Diploma of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Advocacy |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | 10702NAT | Advanced Diploma of Professional Game Development |
12. Schedule 1, Part 2 – Courses in loan cap band 2, table
Add the following rows to the table in ascending numerical order by course code:
| 13A | 10732NAT | Diploma of Forensic Identification (Biometrics) (Document Examination) |
|---|---|---|
| 15A | 22477VIC | Advanced Diploma of Building Design (Architectural) |
| 20A | AMP50115 | Diploma of Meat Processing (Meat Retailing) |
| 47A | CUA50213 | Diploma of Musical Theatre |
| 65A | HLT52215 | Diploma of Shiatsu and Oriental Therapies |
| 66A | HLT55118 | Diploma of Dental Technology |
| 90A | MSL50118 | Diploma of Laboratory Technology |
| 91A | MSL60118 | Advanced Diploma of Laboratory Operations |
| 92A | PSP50216 | Diploma of Court Operations |
| 96A | PSP60916 | Advanced Diploma of Interpreting (LOTE-English) |
13. Schedule 1, Part 2 – Courses in loan cap band 2, table
| Renumber all item numbers in the table, starting at 1. |
|---|
14. Schedule 1, Part 3 – Courses in loan cap band 3, table
Omit the following rows from the table:
| 2 | 10219NAT | Diploma of Holistic Management - Sustainable Rural Lands, Business and Communities |
|---|---|---|
| 147 | RGR50408 | Diploma of Racing Services (Track Management) |
15. Schedule 1, Part 3 – Courses in loan cap band 3, table
Add the following rows to the table in ascending numerical order by course code:
| 12A | 10702NAT | Advanced Diploma of Professional Game Development |
|---|---|---|
| 12B | 10717NAT | Diploma of Holistic Management-Sustainable Rural Lands, Business and Communities |
| 22A | 22466VIC | Diploma of Ecology |
| 106A | MEA50118 | Diploma of Aeroskills (Avionics) |
| 107A | MEA50218 | Diploma of Aeroskills (Mechanical) |
| 108A | MEA50318 | Diploma of Aviation Maintenance Management (Avionics) |
| 109A | MEA50418 | Diploma of Aviation Maintenance Management (Mechanical) |
| 110A | MEA50518 | Diploma of Aeroskills (Non-Destructive Testing) |
| 111A | MEA50618 | Diploma of Aeronautical Engineering |
| 112A | MEA50718 | Diploma of Avionic Engineering |
| 113A | MEA60118 | Advanced Diploma of Aviation Maintenance Management (Avionics) |
| 114A | MEA60218 | Advanced Diploma of Aviation Maintenance Management (Mechanical) |
| 115A | MEA60318 | Advanced Diploma of Aviation Non-Destructive Testing |
| 116A | MEA60418 | Advanced Diploma of Aeronautical Engineering |
| 117A | MEA60518 | Advanced Diploma of Avionic Engineering |
| 125A | MSS50118 | Diploma of Sustainable Operations |
| 126A | MSS50218 | Diploma of Environmental Monitoring and Technology |
| 129A | MSS80118 | Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Operations |
| 130A | MSS80218 | Graduate Certificate in Environmental Management |
| 148A | RGR50118 | Diploma of Racing (Racehorse Trainer) |
| 171A | TLI50618 | Diploma of Rail Operations Management |
| 200A | UEG50118 | Diploma of Gas Supply Industry Operations |
| 201A | UEG60118 | Advanced Diploma of Gas Supply Industry Operations |
16. Schedule 1, Part 3 – Courses in loan cap band 3, table
| Renumber all item numbers in the table, starting at 1. |
|---|
17. Schedule 3 – Approved courses for specific providers, table
Add the following row to the table in alphabetical order by approved course provider:
| 2A | Bendigo Kangan Institute | 22091VIC | Diploma of Professional Writing and Editing | $10,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2B | Bendigo Kangan Institute | 22321VIC | Advanced Diploma of Justice | $10,000 |
| 3A | Edith Cowan University | 10068NAT | Diploma of Screen Performance | $10,000 |
| 3B | Edith Cowan University | 10294NAT | Diploma of Acting | $10,000 |
| 9A | Pharmaceutical Society of Australia Limited | 10448NAT | Graduate Certificate in Applied Pharmacy Practice | $10,000 |
| 15A | Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology | 22451VIC | Diploma of Teacher Education Preparation | $10,000 |
| 18B | Swinburne University of Technology | 22091VIC | Diploma of Professional Writing and Editing | $10,000 |
| 18C | Swinburne University of Technology | 22320VIC | Diploma of Justice | $10,000 |
| 18D | Swinburne University of Technology | 22321VIC | Advanced Diploma of Justice | $10,000 |
| 24A | The Australian Ballet School | 10296NAT | Graduate Diploma of Classical Ballet | $10,000 |
| 24B | The National Institute of Dramatic Art | 10196NAT | Diploma of Stage and Screen Performance | $10,000 |
| 26A | Victoria University | 22276VIC | Advanced Diploma of Legal Practice | $10,000 |
| 26B | Victoria University | 22451VIC | Diploma of Teacher Education Preparation | $10,000 |
18. Schedule 3 – Approved courses for specific providers, table
Renumber all item numbers in the table, starting at 1