Higher Education Support Amendment (VET FEE-HELP Student Protection) Bill 2018

Type: Government
Portfolio: Education and Training
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 45

Summary

Amends the: Higher Education Support Act 2003 to: provide for a student’s FEE-HELP balance to be re-credited where the student incurred the VET FEE-HELP debt as a result of inappropriate conduct by VET providers or their agents, including where that conduct occurred prior to 1 January 2016; enable the Commonwealth to recover from the VET provider an amount that is equivalent to the amount remitted, in limited circumstances; and make consequential amendments; and Ombudsman Act 1976 to: provide for the VET Student Loans Ombudsman to make recommendations in relation to the re-crediting of FEE-HELP balances; and make a consequential amendment.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	20 Sep 2018
Second reading moved	20 Sep 2018
Second reading debate	28 Nov 2018
Second reading agreed to	28 Nov 2018
Third reading agreed to	28 Nov 2018

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	29 Nov 2018
Second reading moved	29 Nov 2018
Second reading debate	29 Nov 2018
Second reading agreed to	29 Nov 2018
Third reading agreed to	29 Nov 2018


Finally passed both Houses	29 Nov 2018
Assent Act no: 160 Year: 2018	10 Dec 2018

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Notes

Considered by scrutiny committee (17/10/2018): Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills; Scrutiny Digest 13 of 2018
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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