Higher Education Support Amendment (Streamlining and Other Measures) Bill 2012

Type: Government
Portfolio: Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 43

Summary

Amends the Higher Education Support Act 2003 to: enable the minister to determine a category of providers and financial reporting requirements for low-risk VET FEE-HELP applicants and approved providers; enable a managed trial of VET FEE-HELP for specified certificate IV level qualifications; provide that a notice revoking a higher education or VET provider takes effect on the day the notice is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments; consolidate four separate guidelines into one guideline; move the specific date requirement for census dates to the guidelines; and enable the minister and secretary to delegate powers to Australian Public Service employees outside the department.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	19 Sep 2012
Second reading moved	19 Sep 2012
Referred to Federation Chamber	09 Oct 2012
Second reading debate	09 Oct 2012
Second reading agreed to	09 Oct 2012
Reported from Federation Chamber	10 Oct 2012
Third reading agreed to	10 Oct 2012

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	11 Oct 2012
Second reading moved	11 Oct 2012
Second reading debate	21 Nov 2012
Second reading agreed to	21 Nov 2012
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 2 Government agreed to	21 Nov 2012
Third reading agreed to	21 Nov 2012

House of Representatives
Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments	26 Nov 2012


Text of bill as passed both Houses	26 Nov 2012

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Government [sheet BM336]

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (11/10/2012): Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee; Committee report (19/11/2012)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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