Higher Education Support Bill 2003

Type: Government
Portfolio: Education, Science and Training
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 40

Summary

Part of a package of three bills to establish a framework for the Commonwealth funding of higher education, the bill replaces the current arrangements under the Higher Education Funding Act 1988 and provides for: grants (primarily through the Commonwealth Grants Scheme) and other payments to higher education providers; financial assistance to students including: HECS-HELP assistance for student contribution amounts, FEE-HELP assistance for tuition fees, and OS-HELP assistance for overseas study; a Student Learning Entitlement equivalent to 7 years of full-time study; repayment of student loans; administrative matters; provision of higher education in the external Territories; and review of the impact of the proposed Act.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	17 Sep 2003
Second reading moved	17 Sep 2003
Second reading agreed to	16 Oct 2003
Third reading agreed to	16 Oct 2003

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	27 Oct 2003
Second reading moved	27 Oct 2003
Second reading debate	24 Nov 2003
Second reading debate	25 Nov 2003
Second reading amendment agreed to Details: 1 Opposition agreed to	01 Dec 2003
Second reading agreed to	01 Dec 2003
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 3 Government agreed to	03 Dec 2003
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 129 Government, 1 Australian Democrats, 1 Independent agreed to; 1 Division and 2 clauses negatived Requests details: 5 Government agreed to	04 Dec 2003

House of Representatives
Consideration of Senate message Details: House made amendments requested by the Senate	05 Dec 2003

Senate
Third reading agreed to	05 Dec 2003

House of Representatives
Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to the amendments made by the Senate	05 Dec 2003


Assent Act no.: 149 Year: 2003	19 Dec 2003

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Text of bill

First reading

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory Memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

No proposed amendments have been circulated.

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

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

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