VET Student Loans (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2016

Type: Government
Portfolio: Education and Training
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 45

Summary

Part of a package of three bills to replace the VET FEE-HELP loan scheme with a student loans program, the bill amends the Higher Education Support Act 2003 to: close down access to VET FEE-HELP assistance to new VET providers from 5 October 2016; close down access to VET FEE-HELP assistance to new students for units from 1 January 2017; and enable existing and active students enrolled with VET providers to continue to access VET FEE-HELP assistance for units that start before 1 January 2018; and the Higher Education Support Act 2003, National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 and Student Identifiers Act 2014 to make consequential amendments.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	13 Oct 2016
Second reading moved	13 Oct 2016
Second reading debate	18 Oct 2016
Second reading debate	19 Oct 2016
Second reading agreed to	19 Oct 2016
Third reading agreed to	19 Oct 2016

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	07 Nov 2016
Second reading moved	07 Nov 2016
Second reading debate	09 Nov 2016
Second reading debate	24 Nov 2016
Second reading debate	30 Nov 2016
Second reading agreed to	30 Nov 2016
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 2 Opposition agreed to	30 Nov 2016
Third reading agreed to	30 Nov 2016

House of Representatives
Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments	01 Dec 2016


Finally passed both Houses	01 Dec 2016
Assent Act no: 100 Year: 2016	07 Dec 2016

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Text of bill

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As passed by both Houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate

Australian Greens [sheet 7971]
HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah

Nick Xenophon Team [sheet 8028]
GRIFF, Sen Stirling

Opposition [sheet 7958 revised]
CAMERON, Sen Doug

Pauline Hanson's One Nation [sheet 8029]
HANSON, Sen Pauline

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendment made by the Senate

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (13/10/2016): Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee; Committee report (07/11/2016)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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Explanatory memoranda

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Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

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