Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2007 Budget Measures) Bill 2007

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 amounts for the Commonwealth Grant Scheme, Other Grants and Commonwealth Scholarships; maximum tertiary student contribution amounts for certain units of study; funding agreements; grant adjustment mechanisms; removal of certain restrictions on the proportion of domestic undergraduate fee-paying places; grants for the practical component of teacher education courses; and grants to support structural reform by universities; and
Australian Research Council Act 2001
to increase annual caps on funding and add funding years.

Progress

House of Representatives
24 May 2007	Introduced and read a first time
24 May 2007	Second reading moved
13 Jun 2007	Second reading agreed to
13 Jun 2007	Third reading agreed to

Senate
14 Jun 2007	Introduced and read a first time
14 Jun 2007	Second reading moved
15 Jun 2007	Second reading agreed to
15 Jun 2007	Third reading agreed to

28 Jun 2007

Assent

Act no.: 119

Year: 2007

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory Memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate
Opposition [sheet 5293] CARR, Sen Kim

House of Representatives
(HoR) Non-Government 1

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Committee Information

No documents at present

Bills Digest

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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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