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• Higher Education and Research Reform Amendment Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Aug 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Education 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  to: provide demand-driven funding to diploma, advanced diploma and associate degree courses and extend government subsidies to bachelor and sub-bachelor courses at private universities and non-university higher education providers; remove the maximum student contribution amounts; remove the maximum student contribution amounts that providers can charge students in Commonwealth supported places; merge the FEE-HELP and HECS-HELP loan schemes, including the removal of the FEE-HELP loan fee and lifetime limits, HECS-HELP upfront discount and HELP voluntary repayment bonus; establish a Commonwealth Scholarship Scheme to support disadvantaged students; replace the CPI indexation of HELP loans with the 10 year government bond rate; lower the minimum repayment threshold for HELP debts; enable providers to charge Research Training Scheme students capped tuition fees; remove the lifetime limits on VET FEE-HELP loans and the VET FEE-HELP loan fee; replace the Higher Education Grants Index with the CPI; update the name of the University of Ballarat to Federation University Australia; enable certain New Zealand citizens to be eligible for HELP assistance;

  Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011

  to provide that the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency may determine when fees may be refunded, and disclose certain information;

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to discontinue the HECS-HELP benefit;

  Australian National University Act 1991

  ,

  Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to make consequential amendments; and

  Australian Research Council Act 2001

  to enable additional investment in research through the Future Fellowships Scheme, apply indexation, apply a one-off efficiency dividend, and add an additional forward estimate amount. Also: amends the Commonwealth Grants Scheme Guidelines 2012 and Other Grants Guidelines (Research) 2012; and repeals the Higher Education (Designated Courses of Study) Specification 2011 and a determination made under subsection 169-20(1) of the

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  [FRLI No. F2007B01092]. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Mining Subsidies Legislation Amendment (Raising Revenue) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Aug 2014 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  MILNE, Sen Christine 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Fuel Tax Act 2006

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to abolish fossil fuel subsidies for the mining industry from 1 January 2015, including: the diesel fuel rebate; accelerated asset depreciation for aircraft, the oil and gas industry and vehicles; and immediate deductibility for exploration and prospecting expenses. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Defence Legislation Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Service) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Jul 2014 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  LUDLAM, Sen Scott 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Defence Act 1903

  to provide for parliamentary approval of overseas service by members of the Australian Defence Force; and

  Air Force Act 1923

  and

  Naval Defence Act 1910

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Student Measures) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Jul 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Social Services 

  Summary

  Amends: the

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Student Assistance Act 1973

  to enable an interest charge to be applied to certain debts relating to austudy payment, fares allowance, youth allowance payments to full-time students and apprentices, and ABSTUDY living allowance payments; and nine Acts to replace the student start-up scholarship with an income-contingent student start-up loan. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Guardian for Unaccompanied Children Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Jul 2014 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah 

  Summary

  The bill: establishes the Office of the Guardian for Unaccompanied Non-citizen Children and provides for the appointment, functions and powers of the guardian, and for staff, consultants and reporting requirements; and amends the

  Immigration (Guardianship of Children) Act 1946

  and

  Migration Act 1958

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Motor Vehicle Standards (Cheaper Transport) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Jul 2014 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  MILNE, Sen Christine 

  Summary

  The bill: sets carbon emissions standards that certain manufacturers, importers or sellers of passenger vehicles and light commercial vehicles are required to meet as the average across its fleet; and provides for charges on sellers whose fleet averages exceed the vehicle carbon emissions standard. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Measures) Bill (No. 2) 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Jun 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Education 

  Summary

  Amends the

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  to maintain the child care benefit income thresholds at the amounts applicable as at 30 June 2014 for three years from 1 July 2014. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Amendment (A Stronger Land Account) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2014 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  SIEWERT, Sen Rachel 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005

  to: clarify the purpose of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Account; provide for excess returns from Land Account investments to be equally shared between the Account and the Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC); provide that the minister may have regard to advice provided by the ILC about its financial requirements; provide for parliamentary review of any proposed changes to the ILC and the Land Account; provide for the establishment of a Nomination Committee to make recommendations about appointments to the ILC Board; require the ILC Board to establish a Risk and Audit Management Committee; limit the tenure and reappointments of directors; require the chair and directors to disclose all pecuniary interests; and require the ILC Board to determine a code of conduct. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates and Other Amendments) Bill 2013 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of 11 bills to remove the carbon pricing mechanism, the bill amends the:

  Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates Amendments) Act 2011

  to maintain the tax-free threshold and second personal marginal tax rate; and

  Clean Energy (Tax Laws Amendments) Act 2011

  to maintain the maximum value, withdrawal rate and threshold rate for the low-income tax offset. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of 11 bills to remove the carbon pricing mechanism, the bill: repeals the

  Clean Energy Finance Corporation Act 2012

  to abolish the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC); amends the

  Australian Renewable Energy Agency Act 2011

  and

  Clean Energy Regulator Act 2011

  to make amendments consequent on the repeal; abolishes the CEFC Transitional Special Account established as a temporary measure; and provides for transitional arrangements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum