Education and Other Legislation Amendment (VET Student Loan Debt Separation) Bill 2018

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

Summary

Introduced with the Student Loans (Overseas Debtors Repayment Levy) Amendment Bill 2018, the bill amends the: Higher Education Support Act 2003 and VET Student Loans Act 2016 to separate VET student loan debts from other forms of Higher Education Loan Program debts and establish VET student loans as a separate income contingent loan; and VET Student Loans Act 2016 to allow the courses and loan caps determinations made by the minister to incorporate, by reference, any matter contained in an instrument or other writing as in force from time to time. Also makes consequential and contingent amendments to 10 Acts.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	28 Mar 2018
Second reading moved	28 Mar 2018
Second reading debate	22 Aug 2018
Second reading agreed to	22 Aug 2018
Consideration in detail debate Amendment details: 16 Government agreed to	22 Aug 2018
Third reading agreed to	22 Aug 2018

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	10 Sep 2018
Second reading moved	10 Sep 2018
Second reading debate	13 Sep 2018
Second reading agreed to	13 Sep 2018
Third reading agreed to	13 Sep 2018


Finally passed both Houses	13 Sep 2018
Assent Act no: 116 Year: 2018	25 Sep 2018

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Notes

Considered by scrutiny committee (09/05/2018): Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills; Scrutiny Digest 5 of 2018
Referred to Committee (10/05/2018): Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee; Committee report (15/06/2018)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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