Footnotes

[1] House of Representatives Hansard, 12 October 2005, p. 29.

[2] The National Protocols for Higher Education Approval Processes are available from the Department of Education, Science and Training's website: www.dest.gov.au/sectors/higher_education/policy_issues_reviews/key_issues/MCEETYAS/

[3] The Hon Mike Rann MP, Premier of South Australia, Submission 4, p. 4.

[4] ibid., p. 3.

[5] Carnegie Mellon University, Submission 2, p. 2.

[6] The Hon Mike Rann MP, Premier of South Australia, Submission 4, p. 1.

[7] ibid.

[8] Carnegie Mellon University, Submission 2, p. 1; The Hon Mike Rann MP, Premier of South Australia, Submission 4, pp 1, 3-4.

[9] The Hon Mike Rann MP, Premier of South Australia, Submission 4, p. 3.

[10] ibid., p. 2.

[11] Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations (CAPA), Submission 5, pp 5-6.

[12] National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU), Submission 6, pp 2-3.

[13] Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST), Submission 7, p. 4.

[14] Students' Association of the University of Adelaide (SAUA) Submission 3, p. 1.

[15] CAPA, Submission 5, p. 3.

[16] Hon Mike Rann MP, Premier of South Australia, Submission 4.

[17] CAPA, Submission 5A, p. 6.

[18] Hon Mike Rann MP, Premier of South Australia, Submission 4, p. 6.

[19] ibid.; DEST, Submission 7, p. 5.

[20] Hon Mike Rann MP, Premier of South Australia, Submission 4, p. 6.

[21] The description of the bill and its background is largely drawn from Bills Digest 26 September 2005, no. 49, ISSN 1328-8091, Parliamentary Library, 2005.

[22] Ms Jenny Macklin MP, House of Representatives Hansard, 12 October 2005, p. 32.

[23] Carnegie Mellon University, Submission 2, p. 1.

[24] The description of the bill and its background is largely drawn from Bills Digest 26 September 2005, no. 48, ISSN 1328-8091, Parliamentary Library, 2005.

[25] National Liaison Committee for International Students in Australia (NLC), Submission 1, p. 3.

[26] DEST, Submission 7, p. 3.

[27] The Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement is available from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's website: http://www.dfat.gov.au/trade/negotiations/us.html

[28] The National Code of Practice for Registration Authorities and Providers of Education and Training to Overseas Students is available from the DEST website: http://www.dest.gov.au/sectors/international_education/publications_resources/other_publications_resources/esos_national_code/default.htm

[29] NLC, Submission 1, p. 4.

[30] ibid., p. 1.

[31] ibid., p. 10.

[32] CAPA, Submission 5A, p. 9.

[33] The Hon Mike Rann MP, Premier of South Australia, Submission 4.

[34] Ms Jenny Macklin MP, Deputy Leader of the Opposition, House of Representatives Hansard, 12 October 2005, p. 32.

[35] ibid., p.31.

[36] Higher Education Support Amendment (Abolition of Compulsory Up-Front Student Union Fees) Bill 2005

[37] Bills Digest 26 September 2005, no. 48, ISSN 1328-8091, Parliamentary Library, 2005.

[38] NLC, Submission 1, pp 4-5.

[39] ibid., p. 5; Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations (CAPA), Submission 5A, p. 9.

[40] NLC, Submission 1, p. 7.

[41] ibid., p. 9.

[42] ibid.; CAPA, Submission 5A, p. 7.

[43] National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU), Submission 6, p. 6.

[44] ibid., p. 8.

[45] National Tertiary Education Union, Submission 6, p. 5.

[46] National Liaison Committee for International Students in Australia, Submission 1, p. 7.