Summary
Amends the:
Higher Education Support Act 2003
and 4 other Acts providing students with income contingent loans to provide that the calculation of a person’s loan or debt will take into account changes in the consumer price index or the wage price index; and
Higher Education Support Act 2003
to require higher education providers to allocate a minimum of 40 per cent of their student services and amenities fees revenue to student-led organisations; rename enabling courses ‘FEE-FREE Uni Ready Courses’ for students in Commonwealth supported places and establish a Commonwealth Grant Scheme funding cluster for these courses; facilitate the establishment of a grant for eligible domestic students undertaking mandatory placements in identified priority areas (the Commonwealth Prac Payment); add Adelaide University to the list of Table A providers to reflect the merger of the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia; and provide a power for the minister to make transitional rules.