On 27 February 2020 the Senate referred the provisions of the Australian Education Amendment (Direct Measure of Income) Bill 2020 to the Education and Employment Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 1 May 2020.
On 4 March, the committee agreed to table its report on the provisions of the bill on 23 March 2020 and to amend the submission deadline. Submissions are now due on 12 March 2020.