Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2005 Measures No. 1) Bill 2005

Type: Government
Portfolio: Education, Science and Training
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 41
Summary: Amends the
Higher Education Support Act 2003
  in relation to: funding for the Commonwealth Grant Scheme and Other Grants for 2005-08; eligibility for capital development funding grants; conditions for exemptions from the tuition assurance requirements; re-crediting of Student Learning Entitlement and FEE-HELP balance;
Higher Education Funding Act 1988
  to: clarify that no refunds of voluntary Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) repayments will be made from 1 January 2005; and make a technical correction to the definition of HECS debt; and
Maritime College Act 1978
  to ensure that the Australian Maritime College complies with the National Governance Protocols.

Progress

House of Representatives
17 Feb 2005	Introduced and read a first time
17 Feb 2005	Second reading moved
09 Mar 2005	Second reading agreed to
09 Mar 2005	Third reading agreed to

Senate
09 Mar 2005	Introduced and read a first time
09 Mar 2005	Second reading moved
12 May 2005	Second reading amendment agreed to Details: 1 Opposition agreed to
12 May 2005	Second reading agreed to
12 May 2005	Third reading agreed to

25 May 2005

Assent

Act no.: 56

Year: 2005

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory Memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

No documents at present

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Committee Information

No documents at present

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Text of bill

First reading: Text of the bill as introduced into the Parliament
Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
As passed by both houses: Final text of bill agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate which is presented to the Governor-General for assent.

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

Circulated by members and senators when they propose to make changed to the bill. For details about the outcome of proposed amendments please refer to either the Votes and Proceedings (House of Representatives) or the Journals (Senate).

Schedules of amendments

Schedules of amendments list amendments agreed to by the second house are communicated to the first house for consideration. Subsequent action by either house may also be included in a schedule.

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