Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPORT ACT 2003 - SECT 144.20

  (1)   The Minister must cause to be conducted independent reviews of the operation of this Division before:

  (a)   1   July 2025; and

  (b)   1   July 2028.

  (1A)   Each review must consider, and make recommendations to the Commonwealth Government about, the expansion of the policy implemented by this Division to other sectors of high skills need in rural, remote and very remote Australia, including the health, mental health and education sectors.

  (1B)   Each review should consult with rural and remote communities and their health, mental health and education service providers and specifically, the following must be consulted as part of each review:

  (a)   the National Rural Health Commissioner;

  (b)   the Regional Education Commissioner.

Report

  (2)   The Minister must cause to be prepared a report of each review under subsection   (1) within 3 months of the commencement of the relevant review.

  (3)   The Minister must cause a copy of the report to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the completion of the report.

Response to report

  (4)   The Minister must:

  (a)   prepare a written statement in response to the report; and

  (b)   cause a copy of the statement to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 30 sitting days of that House after the copy of the report is tabled in that House.