Student Identifiers Amendment (Higher Education) Bill 2019

Type: Government
Portfolio: Education
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 46

Summary

Amends the Student Identifiers Act 2014 to: enable the extension of the unique student identifier from vocational education and training (VET) to higher education students; expand the powers and functions of the Student Identifiers Registrar to include the operation of the student identifier in the higher education sector; and make minor amendments contingent on the commencement of the Education Legislation Amendment (Tuition Protection and Other Measures) Act 2019 and Student Identifiers Amendment (Enhanced Student Permissions) Act 2019.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	04 Dec 2019
Second reading moved	04 Dec 2019
Second reading debate	24 Feb 2020
Second reading agreed to	24 Feb 2020
Third reading agreed to	24 Feb 2020

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	24 Feb 2020
Second reading moved	24 Feb 2020
Second reading debate	27 Feb 2020
Second reading agreed to	27 Feb 2020
Third reading agreed to	27 Feb 2020


Finally passed both Houses	27 Feb 2020
Assent Act no: 19 Year: 2020	06 Mar 2020

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No proposed amendments have been circulated.

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Bills Digest

Notes

Considered by scrutiny committee (05/02/2020): Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills; Scrutiny Digest 3 of 2020
Considered by scrutiny committee (05/02/2020): Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights; Report 1 of 2020
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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