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AAT: Administrative Appeals Tribunal
APA: Australian Postgraduate Award
ATO: Australian Taxation Office
BOTP: Bridging study for Overseas-Trained Professionals
BOTPLS: Bridging for Overseas-Trained Professionals Loan Scheme (replaced by FEE-HELP on 1 January 2005)
CAS: Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarships
CECS: Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarships
CGS: Commonwealth Grant Scheme
CHESSN: Commonwealth Higher Education Student Support Number
CPI: Consumer Price Index
CRICOS: Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students
DEEWR: Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
DIAC: Department of Immigration and Citizenship
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EFTSL: Equivalent Full-Time Student Load
FBT: Fringe Benefit Tax
FEE-HELP: A loan available under the Higher Education Loan Programme to assist eligible domestic fee-paying students to pay their tuition fees
HECS: Higher Education Contribution Scheme (replaced by HECS-HELP on 1 January 2005)
HECS-HELP: A loan available under the Higher Education Loan Programme to assist eligible Commonwealth supported students to pay their student contribution amount
HEFA: Higher Education Funding Act 1988
HELP: Higher Education Loan Programme
HESA: Higher Education Support Act 2003
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IPP: Information privacy principle
IPRS: International Postgraduate Research Scholarships
ITAA: Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
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MBES: Merit-Based Equity Scholarships
OLDPS: Open Learning Deferred Payment Scheme
OS-HELP: A loan available under the Higher Education Loan Programme to assist eligible Commonwealth supported students to undertake some of their course of study overseas
OUA: Open Universities Australia - formerly Open Learning Australia
PELS: Postgraduate Education Loan Scheme
PIN: Personal Identification Number
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RTS: Research Training Scheme
SLE: Student Learning Entitlement
TAC: Tertiary admissions centre
TAFE: Technical and Further Education
TCA: Higher Education Support (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2003
TFN: Tax File Number
VET: Vocational Education and Training
WEI: Work experience in industry
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