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TOTAL RESULTS: 106
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- Date
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28 Feb 2007
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Education, Science and Training
- Summary
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Amends the
Higher Education Support Act 2003
to: revise the maximum funding amounts for the operation of the Research Quality Framework; reflect changes to the National Protocols for Higher Education Approval Processes; clarify the administration of the Higher Education Loan Programme (HELP) and arrangements for Commonwealth supported students; provide for suspension of higher education providers by legislative instrument; and rename Victoria University of Technology to Victoria University. Also makes amendments to the Higher Education Funding Act 1998
, Higher Education Support Act 2003
and the Higher Education Support (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2003[eitls] to limit the time for students to claim an entitlement to Commonwealth support.
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- Date
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09 Sep 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Education
- Summary
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Amends the:
Higher Education Support Act 2003
and Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
to: allow higher education providers to impose an annual capped compulsory student services and amenities fee of $250 from 1 July 2009; establish the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP): Services and Amenities-HELP (SA-HELP) to enable eligible students to access a loan for the fee; and require higher education providers that receive funding for student places under the Commonwealth Grants Scheme to implement National Access to Services Benchmarks.
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- Date
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29 Sep 2010
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations
- Summary
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Amends the:
Higher Education Support Act 2003
and Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
to: allow higher education providers to impose an annual capped compulsory student services and amenities fee of $250 from 1 January 2011; establish the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP): Services and Amenities-HELP (SA-HELP) to enable eligible students to access a loan for the fee; and require higher education providers that receive funding for student places under the Commonwealth Grants Scheme to implement National Access to Services Benchmarks.
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- Date
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11 Feb 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Education
- Summary
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Amends the:
Higher Education Support Act 2003
and Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
to: allow higher education providers to impose an annual capped compulsory student services and amenities fee of $250 from 1 July 2009; establish the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP): Services and Amenities-HELP (SA-HELP) to enable eligible students to access a loan for the fee; require higher education providers that receive funding for student places under the Commonwealth Grants Scheme to implement National Access to Services Benchmarks; and Higher Education Support Act 2003
to: broaden the guidelines-making powers to vary the VET FEE-HELP debt; allow different requirements to apply to different students undertaking VET units of study; and provide that officers of Tertiary Admission Centres have the same status and duty of care as those of higher education providers in relation to processing student information.
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- Date
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14 Feb 2002
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Education, Science and Training
- Summary
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Amends the
Higher Education Funding Act 1988
to establish the Bridging for Overseas-Trained Professionals Loan Scheme to assist overseas trained professionals to cover the costs of bridging training.
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- Date
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20 Feb 2002
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Education, Science and Training
- Summary
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Amends the:
Higher Education Funding Act 1988
in relation to: funding levels for certain purposes; consistent accountability requirements in relation to grants; removal of requirement for institutions to send a ‘notice of liability’ to overseas fee-paying students; name change of Batchelor College to Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education; application of taxation legislation; and correction of a drafting oversight in relation to the Post-graduate Education Loan Scheme; and Australian Research Council Act 2001
in relation to: funding caps for certain purposes; Ministerial approval of research projects for 4 years; and creation of advisory committees by the Australian Research Council Board.
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- Date
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22 Jun 2004
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Education, Science and Training
- Summary
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Amends the:
Higher Education Funding Act 1988
in relation to funding levels for certain purposes; Higher Education Support Act 2003
in relation to: higher education provider eligibility; funding and grant levels for certain purposes, including: a new Australian Maritime College campus at Point Nepean, Victoria; a new medical school at the University of Western Sydney; additional medical school places at James Cook University, Queensland; additional nursing places; continued transitional assistance for certain regional tertiary institutions for research purposes; guidelines for certain purposes; definition of “course of study” to include combined and double degrees; Commonwealth scholarships; citizenship and residency requirements for certain student assistance; appropriate administration of FEE-HELP for Open Learning Australia (OLA) students; compliance of OLA with quality and accountability requirements; Higher Education Support (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2003
in relation to the definition of “institution”; and Australian National University Act 1991
to enable the Australian National University to comply with the National Governance Protocols. Also makes consequential amendments to the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
and contains transitional provisions.
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- Date
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16 Oct 2002
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Education, Science and Training
- Summary
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Amends the
Higher Education Funding Act 1988
to: extend the application of the National Protocols for Higher Education Approval Processes to Australia’s external territories on the same basis as they apply in the States and mainland Territories; and prohibit the use of “university” or similar words in a company or business name in an external territory without the Minister’s approval.
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- Date
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17 Nov 2004
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Education, Science and Training
- Summary
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Amends the:
Higher Education Support Act 2003
in relation to: new maximum aggregate funding levels for the Commonwealth Grant Scheme; operation of summer schools; extension of time within which students must submit their Commonwealth assistance request; entitlement to HECS-HELP, FEE-HELP and OS-HELP assistance; repayments by higher education providers of advances; and definition of undergraduate and postgraduate higher education award; Higher Education Support (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2003
to: provide for transitional arrangements for the repayment of special purpose grants; and OS-HELP prior study requirements; Australian National University Act 1991
to extend the time within which the Minister must make appointments to the ANU Council; and Australian Research Council Act 2001
to update annual funding caps.
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- Date
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05 Aug 2004
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Education, Science and Training
- Summary
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Amends the:
Higher Education Support Act 2003
in relation to: addition of Melbourne University Private to the list of Table B higher education providers; new maximum aggregate funding levels for the Commonwealth Grant Scheme; operation of summer schools; extension of time within which students must submit their Commonwealth assistance request; entitlement to HECS-HELP, FEE-HELP and OS-HELP assistance; repayments by higher education providers of advances; and definition of undergraduate and postgraduate higher education award; Higher Education Support (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2003
to: provide for transitional arrangements for the repayment of special purpose grants; and OS-HELP prior study requirements; Australian National University Act 1991
to extend the time within which the Minister must make appointments to the ANU Council; and Australian Research Council Act 2001
to update annual funding caps.
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