Australian Education Amendment (Direct Measure of Income) Bill 2020

Type: Government
Portfolio: Education
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 46

Summary

Amends the Australian Education Act 2013 to: introduce a new measure of income methodology for calculating a school community's capacity to contribute financially to a non-government school; enable adjustments to be made to the transition pathways of non-government schools to a nationally consistent Commonwealth share of the Schooling Resource Standard; and provide the authority and appropriation for the Commonwealth to make GST-inclusive payments where necessary.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	26 Feb 2020
Second reading moved	26 Feb 2020
Second reading debate	04 Mar 2020
Second reading agreed to	04 Mar 2020
Third reading moved	04 Mar 2020
Third reading debated	04 Mar 2020
Third reading agreed to	04 Mar 2020

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	23 Mar 2020
Second reading moved	23 Mar 2020
Second reading debate	23 Mar 2020
Second reading agreed to	23 Mar 2020
Third reading agreed to	23 Mar 2020


Finally passed both Houses	23 Mar 2020
Assent Act no: 36 Year: 2020	26 Mar 2020

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As passed by both Houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

No proposed amendments have been circulated.

Schedules of amendments

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Notes

Referred to Committee (27/02/2020): Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee; Committee report (20/03/2020)
Considered by scrutiny committee (02/04/2020): Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills; Scrutiny Digest 4 of 2020
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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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.

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