Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

EDUCATION SERVICES FOR OVERSEAS STUDENTS (TPS LEVIES) ACT 2012 - SECT 7A

Calendar year beginning on 1   January 2018

  (1)   Before the calendar year beginning on 1   January 2018, the Minister must, by legislative instrument, do all of the following:

  (a)   determine an amount for the purposes of paragraph   6(a) for that year;

  (b)   determine an amount for the purposes of paragraph   6(b) for that year;

  (c)   determine an amount for the purposes of paragraph   7(a) for that year;

  (d)   determine an amount for the purposes of paragraph   7(b) for that year.

Later calendar years

  (2)   Before the calendar year beginning on 1   January 2019 or a later calendar year, the Minister may, by legislative instrument, do one or more of the following:

  (a)   determine an amount for the purposes of paragraph   6(a) for that year;

  (b)   determine an amount for the purposes of paragraph   6(b) for that year;

  (c)   determine an amount for the purposes of paragraph   7(a) for that year;

  (d)   determine an amount for the purposes of paragraph   7(b) for that year.

Upper limit

  (3)   The Minister must not determine an amount in an instrument under this section for the purposes of paragraph   6(a) or (b) or 7(a) or (b) for a year that exceeds the following:

  (a)   for paragraph   6(a)--$107;

  (b)   for paragraph   6(b)--$2.15;

  (c)   for paragraph   7(a)--$215;

  (d)   for paragraph   7(b)--$5.38.

Note:   Indexation under section   8 of the dollar amount under paragraph   6(a) or (b) or 7(a) or (b) may result in that amount exceeding the upper limit in this subsection that applies to the Minister's determination - making power.

Having regard to matters

  (4)   In making a legislative instrument under this section, the Minister must have regard to the sustainability of the OSTF.

  (5)   The Minister may also have regard to any other matter he or she considers appropriate.