Higher Education Support Act 2003 Guidelines
The HESA 2003 guidelines are delegated legislation authorised by
the Act and must be presented to both Houses of the Parliament. They can be
disallowed (vetoed) by a motion agreed to by either House of Parliament
within 15 sitting days of tabling.
Higher Education Provider Guidelines
The Higher Education Provider Guidelines set out:
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the tuition assurance requirements which a
body corporate must fulfil to be approved by the Minister as a higher
education provider under the Act and with which higher education
providers other than Table A providers must comply in order to maintain
their approval as higher education providers under the Act.
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the grievance procedures which a body
corporate must be willing and able to meet in order to be approved as a
higher education provider under the Act and with which higher education
providers other than Table A providers must comply in order to maintain
their approval as higher education providers under the Act.
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procedures to be followed by higher
education providers’ review officers when reviewing reviewable decisions
under Chapter 3 of the Act.
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the name of the quality auditing body
which will undertake quality auditing of higher education providers.
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the periods under
subsections 19-87(1), 19-90(1) and 19-95(1) of the Act.
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the date by which each higher education
provider must publish the schedule of the student contribution amounts per
place and tuition fees for all the units of study it provides or
proposes to provide for
a particular
period under paragraph 19‑95(2)(b) of the Act. .
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the matters to
which a higher education provider must not have regard under subsections
19‑87(2A) or 19‑90(3) of the Act when setting
student contribution amounts or tuition fees.
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the date before
which and circumstances in which a student contribution amount or
tuition fee may be varied.
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the requirements
relating to publishing information on student cohorts made under the
previous arrangements.
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the date before
which and circumstances in which a higher education provider may revoke
a saved determination made under the previous arrangements regarding
student cohorts.
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the amounts to be
paid and the person who is to pay the amounts in relation to:
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re-crediting of a person’s Student Learning Entitlement where
subsections 36‑20(2) and 36‑20(3) of the Act apply; and
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units
wholly consisting of work experience in industry where
subsections 36‑22(2A) and 36‑22(2B) of the Act apply; and
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re-crediting of a person’s FEE-HELP balance where subsections
110‑5(1A) and 110‑5(1B) of the Act apply.
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the obligations on
higher education providers in their capacity as providers of course
assurance to other higher education providers.
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the requirements
for fees in respect of overseas students, including minimum indicative
fees.
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criteria for
determining whether a fee is an incidental fee which may be charged
under the Act.
The Higher Education Provider Guidelines are effective from 23 March
2004.
Download Guidelines Documents
Higher Education Provider Guidelines - Version 4 (Registered on 12 March 2007)
Amendment No. 2
(Registered on 24 January 2007)
Higher Education Provider Guidelines - Version 3 (Registered on 27 November 2006)
Amendment No. 1 (Registered on 17 November 2006)
Higher Education Provider Guidelines - Version 2 (Registered on 13
September 2005)
Amendment No. 1 (Gazetted on 19 August 2004)
Higher Education Provider Guidelines - Version 1 (Gazetted on 23 March 2004)
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