Higher Education Support (HELP Tuition Protection Levy) Bill 2019

Type: Government
Portfolio: Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 46

Summary

Part of a package of three bills to implement a tuition protection model for students participating in the VET Student Loans program and for higher education students accessing FEE-HELP or HECS-HELP assistance at a private education provider or TAFE, the bill imposes the HELP tuition protection levy, specifies the amounts that are payable by providers, and prescribes the levy components and the manner in which, and by whom, they will be determined each year.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	18 Sep 2019
Second reading moved	18 Sep 2019
Second reading debate	23 Oct 2019
Second reading debate	24 Oct 2019
Second reading agreed to	24 Oct 2019
Third reading agreed to	24 Oct 2019

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	11 Nov 2019
Second reading moved	11 Nov 2019
Second reading debate	05 Dec 2019
Second reading agreed to	05 Dec 2019
Committee of the Whole debate Requests details: 4 Government agreed to	05 Dec 2019
Bill agreed to, subject to requests	05 Dec 2019

House of Representatives
Consideration of Senate message Details: House made Senate requested amendments	05 Dec 2019

Senate
Third reading agreed to	05 Feb 2020


Finally passed both Houses	05 Feb 2020
Assent Act no: 4 Year: 2020	17 Feb 2020

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

As passed by both Houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Replacement explanatory memorandum

Supplementary explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate

Australian Greens [sheet 8815]
FARUQI, Sen Mehreen

Government [sheet RQ108]

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the requests by the Senate for amendments

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (17/10/2019): Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee; Committee report (22/11/2019)
Considered by scrutiny committee (17/10/2019): Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills; Scrutiny Digest 8 of 2019
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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Text of bill

First reading: Text of the bill as introduced into the Parliament
Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
As passed by both houses: Final text of bill agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate which is presented to the Governor-General for assent.

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

Circulated by members and senators when they propose to make changes to the bill. For details about the outcome of proposed amendments please refer to either the Votes and Proceedings (House of Representatives) or the Journals (Senate).

Schedules of amendments

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