Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment Bill 2005

Type: Government
Portfolio: Education, Science and Training
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 41
Summary: Amends the
Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000
to: enable certain foreign-owned and operated higher education providers to offer education and training services to overseas students in Australia; clarify that registered providers may charge a fee to international students as part of tuition to cover the costs incurred in meeting the provider’s obligations under the Act and the National Code of Practice; and as a consequence of the
Legislative Instruments Act 2003
.

Progress

House of Representatives
14 Sep 2005	Introduced and read a first time
14 Sep 2005	Second reading moved
13 Oct 2005	Second reading agreed to
13 Oct 2005	Third reading agreed to

Senate
07 Nov 2005	Introduced and read a first time
07 Nov 2005	Second reading moved
09 Dec 2005	Second reading agreed to
09 Dec 2005	Committee of the Whole debate
09 Dec 2005	Third reading agreed to

19 Dec 2005

Assent

Act no.: 157

Year: 2005

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate
Australian Democrats [sheet 4740] STOTT DESPOJA, Natasha

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Committee Information

No documents at present

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Text of bill

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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.
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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

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Schedules of amendments

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