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Dear student
Last month, the Australian Parliament passed legislation to allow
Universities and other higher education providers to charge a compulsory
Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF) from 2012.
The fee is intended to provide a significant increase in the level of
funding available to student services and amenities at tertiary
institutions. In practice, this will mean an increase in the quality and
quantity of the services available to you at this University.
Under the Government scheme, full deferral of the fee will be available for
Australian citizens and permanent humanitarian visa holders enrolled in
award courses. The University is proposing to include the SSAF for
international students in their course fees.
Following preliminary discussions with student representatives on the
University Council, University of Melbourne Student Union (UMSU), Melbourne
University Student Union Limited (MUSUL), the Graduate Student Association
(GSA) and Melbourne University Overseas Students Service (MUOSS), the
University has developed a proposal for the implementation of the fee and
the distribution of its revenues.
While the University has been provided funding for these services since the
introduction of Voluntary Student Unionism (VSU) in 2008, this proposal will
provide student services and amenities at the University with a funding
increase to more than 200% of the 2011 funding levels (from $5.6m to
$11.68m). 63% of the total raised will go directly to MUSUL and student
associations, with the remaining 37% to the University (including 24% of the
total to MU Sport and Children's Services).
Details of legislation, the fee, and the proposal for the distribution of
revenues is available on the Student Services and Amenities Fee - 2012
Proposal webpage:
The University is now seeking your input on the proposal. To submit
feedback, please visit the website above and use the form at the bottom of
the page.
The feedback submission period closes at 5pm on Friday 25 November.
Best wishes
John Dewar
Provost
Last month, the Australian Parliament passed legislation to allow
Universities and other higher education providers to charge a compulsory
Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF) from 2012.
The fee is intended to provide a significant increase in the level of
funding available to student services and amenities at tertiary
institutions. In practice, this will mean an increase in the quality and
quantity of the services available to you at this University.
Under the Government scheme, full deferral of the fee will be available for
Australian citizens and permanent humanitarian visa holders enrolled in
award courses. The University is proposing to include the SSAF for
international students in their course fees.
Following preliminary discussions with student representatives on the
University Council, University of Melbourne Student Union (UMSU), Melbourne
University Student Union Limited (MUSUL), the Graduate Student Association
(GSA) and Melbourne University Overseas Students Service (MUOSS), the
University has developed a proposal for the implementation of the fee and
the distribution of its revenues.
While the University has been provided funding for these services since the
introduction of Voluntary Student Unionism (VSU) in 2008, this proposal will
provide student services and amenities at the University with a funding
increase to more than 200% of the 2011 funding levels (from $5.6m to
$11.68m). 63% of the total raised will go directly to MUSUL and student
associations, with the remaining 37% to the University (including 24% of the
total to MU Sport and Children's Services).
Details of legislation, the fee, and the proposal for the distribution of
revenues is available on the Student Services and Amenities Fee - 2012
Proposal webpage:
The University is now seeking your input on the proposal. To submit
feedback, please visit the website above and use the form at the bottom of
the page.
The feedback submission period closes at 5pm on Friday 25 November.
Best wishes
John Dewar
Provost
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