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

Type: Government
Portfolio: Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations
Originating house: Senate
Status: Act
Parliament no: 43

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.

Progress

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	27 Oct 2010
Second reading moved	27 Oct 2010
Second reading debate	10 Feb 2011
Second reading agreed to	10 Feb 2011
Third reading agreed to	10 Feb 2011

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	21 Feb 2011
Referred to Main Committee	28 Feb 2011
Second reading moved	03 Mar 2011
Second reading debate	03 Mar 2011
Second reading debate	21 Mar 2011
Reported from Main Committee	21 Mar 2011
Second reading agreed to	21 Mar 2011
Third reading agreed to	21 Mar 2011


Text of bill as passed both Houses	21 Mar 2011
Assent Act no.: 11 Year: 2011	08 Apr 2011

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Notes

Referred to Committee (28/10/2010): Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee
Committee report (22/11/2010)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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