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| Term | Explanation |
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AAT |
Administrative Appeals Tribunal |
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ANZSCO |
Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations |
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APP |
Privacy Act 1988 Australian Privacy Principle, which came into effect on 12 March 2014 |
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AQF |
Australian Qualifications Framework |
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ATO |
Australian Taxation Office |
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BOTPLS |
Bridging for Overseas-Trained Professionals Loan Scheme (pre-2005) |
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business day |
any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a public holiday |
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CAF |
Commonwealth assistance form |
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CAN |
Commonwealth Assistance Notice |
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CGS |
Commonwealth Grant Scheme |
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CHESSN |
Commonwealth Higher Education Student Support Number |
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CRICOS |
Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students |
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CSOL |
Consolidated Sponsored Occupation List |
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CSP |
Commonwealth supported place |
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department |
Commonwealth department responsible for the administration of HESA currently, Department of Education, Skills and Employment |
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Department of Home Affairs |
Australian Government Department of Home Affairs |
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eCAF |
Electronic Commonwealth assistance form |
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EFTSL |
equivalent full-time student load |
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ESOS Act |
Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 |
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ETA |
Electronic Transactions Act 1999 |
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FVI |
Financial Viability Instructions |
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Government |
Australian Government |
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GRA |
General Records Authority |
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HECS |
Higher Education Contribution Scheme (pre-2005) |
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HEFA |
Higher Education Funding Act 1988 |
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HEIMS |
Higher Education Information Management System (replaced by TCSI from 2020) |
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HELP |
Higher Education Loan Program, a suite of income contingent loans consisting of FEE-HELP, HECS-HELP, OS-HELP and SA-HELP |
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HEP |
Higher Education Provider Guidelines 2012 |
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HEPCAT |
Higher Education Provider Client Assistance Tool |
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HESA |
Higher Education Support Act 2003 |
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HITS |
HELP Information and Technology System |
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ICL |
income contingent loan |
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Minister |
The Commonwealth Minister responsible for the administration of HESA |
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National Code |
National Code of Practice for Providers of Education and Training to Overseas Students 2017 Standard 3 |
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OLDPS |
Open Learning Deferred Payment Scheme (pre-2005) |
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OUA |
Open Universities Australia |
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PELS |
Postgraduate Education Loan Scheme (pre-2005) |
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RPL |
Recognition for prior learning |
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RTP |
Research Training Program |
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SCV |
Special Category Visa |
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SLE |
Student Learning Entitlement |
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SOL |
Skilled Occupation List |
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special admissions test |
A test to determine the suitability of a person seeking admission into a course that is necessary to establish suitability of that person for admission into that course. |
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TAC |
Tertiary Admissions Centre |
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TAP |
Tertiary Access Payment |
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TCSI |
Tertiary Collection of Student Information |
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TEQSA |
Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency |
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TFN |
tax file number |
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USI |
Unique Student Identifier |
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VET |
Vocational Education and Training |
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WEI |
work experience in industry |