Provisions of the Higher Education Support Amendment (Abolition of Compulsory Up-front Union Fees) Bill 2005

10 August 2005

© Commonwealth of Australia 2005
ISBN 0 642 71553 X

View the report as a single document - (PDF 340KB)

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View the report as separate downloadable parts:

Membership of the Committee	(PDF 113KB)
Chapter 1 - Majority Report	(PDF 172KB)
The bill and its referral to the committee Student organisations affected by the legislation Freedom of association in a university context The capacity of students to determine their own needs False analogies with taxation and government services Opting out of union membership Political use of funds A note on rural universities Likely effects of VSU on clubs and sport The changing attitude to higher education A challenge to student leadership The responsibilities of universities Conclusion
Chapter 2 - Opposition senators' report	(PDF 199KB)
Freedom of association Likely effects of the bill The special case of university sport Postgraduate students Effect on universities The wider community interest Experience with VSU in Western Australia and Victoria Private enterprise on campus Advocacy and representational roles of student organisations threatened Universities as service providers Penalty clauses Conclusion
Appendix 1 - List of submissions	(PDF 98KB)
Appendix 2 - Hearings and witnesses	(PDF 118KB)
Appendix 3 - Tabled documents	(PDF 123KB)
Appendix 4 - Answers to questions on notice and additional information	(PDF 85KB)

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone:	+61 2 6277 3521
Fax:	+61 2 6277 5706
Email:	eet.sen@aph.gov.au