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• Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Amendment Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act 1989

  in relation to: establishing a civil penalties regime; powers of inspectors; evidential material procedures; funding from the Ozone Protection and SGG Account; phasing out of hydrochlorofluorocarbon using equipment in Australia; and technical and administrative changes. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Amendment Bill 2010 [2011]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Act 2005

  to provide that a Water Efficiency Labelling Scheme (WELS) standard may require a product to comply with certain requirements relating to plumbing before the product can be registered as a WELS product. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Building and Construction Industry Improvement Amendment (Transition to Fair Work) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Nov 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Building and Construction Industry Improvement Act 2005

  to: abolish the Office of the Australian Building and Construction Commissioner and create the Office of the Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate; remove existing building industry specific laws; enable the inspectorate to compulsorily obtain information or documents relevant to an investigation from certain persons; provide for safeguards in relation to the inspectorate’s powers to obtain information and documents (including a three-year sunset provision); and create the office of the Independent Assessor. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Higher Education Support Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Sep 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  to: increase the maximum payments for the Commonwealth Grant Scheme in 2011; account for indexation to other grants and Commonwealth scholarships for the 2012 to 2014 calendar years; reduce the HECS-HELP up-front discount from 20 to 10 per cent; reduce the HELP voluntary repayment bonus from 10 to 5 per cent; and clarify that Australian citizens are not entitled to Commonwealth support or to access certain schemes when undertaking a course of study primarily at an overseas campus. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2011 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to require certain persons to inform the department within 14 days of events or changes in circumstances that may affect social security payments or qualification for concession cards; and

  Family Assistance and Other Legislation Amendment (Child Care and Other Measures) Act 2011

  and

  Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Rebate) Act 2011

  to make technical amendments. Also clarifies that certain computer-generated decisions made from 12 June 2001 to the date of assent comply with the

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Education Services for Overseas Students Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 [2011]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Oct 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000

  in relation to: the registration process for approved providers; financial penalties; and the publication of certain information;

  Ombudsman Act 1976

  to enable the Ombudsman to: provide an independent complaints body for overseas students of private registered providers; provide advice and training to private registered providers to facilitate best practice complaint handling; and review and investigate complaint handling and report on systemic issues; and

  Privacy Act 1988

  to enable the Australian Information Commissioner to transfer certain complaints to the Overseas Students Ombudsman. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Higher Education Support Amendment (2010 Budget Measures) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Oct 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  to revise the maximum funding amounts: under the Commonwealth Grants Scheme to provide for the transition to a student centred funding system; for other grants to provide a reduction in funding for the Australian and Learning Teaching Council and cease the Graduate Skills Assessment Program; and to increase the maximum grants payable for Commonwealth scholarships. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Higher Education Support Amendment (FEE-HELP Loan Fee) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Oct 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  to increase the loan fee for FEE-HELP for fee paying undergraduate students to 25 per cent. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  to: allow higher education providers to impose an annual capped compulsory student services and amenities fee of $250 from 1 January 2011; establish the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP): Services and Amenities-HELP (SA-HELP) to enable eligible students to access a loan for the fee; and require higher education providers that receive funding for student places under the Commonwealth Grants Scheme to implement National Access to Services Benchmarks. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Higher Education Support Amendment (Asian Century) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Feb 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  to expand eligibility for OS-HELP assistance and provide additional incentives for university students to undertake part of their course of study in Asia from 1 January 2014. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum