Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Provider Category Standards and Other Measures) Bill 2020 [Provisions]

November 2020

© Commonwealth of Australia 2020
ISBN: 978-1-76093-145-2

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Members

Chapter 1—Introduction

  Purpose of the bill
  Conduct of the inquiry
  Structure of the report
  Notes on references
  Acknowledgements

Chapter 2—Background

  Background
  Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Provider Category Standards and Other Measures) Bill 2020
  Consideration by the Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills
  Compatibility with human rights
  Financial impact statement

Chapter 3—Views on the bill

  General views on the bill
  Comment on specific aspects of the bill
  Ability of universities to meet the research benchmarks
  Committee View

Labor Senators' minority report

  Maintaining our international reputation
  University Colleges
  Threshold Standards
  Consequences of regulatory failure
  Parliamentary oversight
  Conclusion

Australian Greens Senators' additional comments

  Delegated legislation
  Threshold benchmarks for the quality of research
  University Colleges

Appendix 1—Submissions and Additional Information

Appendix 2—Public Hearings

Committee Secretariat contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Education and Employment Committees
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Phone: +61 2 6277 3521
eec.sen@aph.gov.au