Higher Education Support Amendment (Extending FEE-HELP for VET Diploma, Advanced Diploma, Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate Courses) 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
to extend FEE-HELP assistance to full-fee-paying students in Diploma and Advanced Diploma courses that are accredited as vocational education and training qualifications and where credit toward a higher education award is available.

Progress

House of Representatives
21 Jun 2007	Introduced and read a first time
21 Jun 2007	Second reading moved
20 Sep 2007	Second reading agreed to
20 Sep 2007	Consideration in detail debate Amendment details: 7 Government agreed to
20 Sep 2007	Third reading agreed to

Senate
20 Sep 2007	Introduced and read a first time
20 Sep 2007	Second reading moved
20 Sep 2007	Second reading agreed to
20 Sep 2007	Third reading agreed to

28 Sep 2007

Assent

Act no.: 170

Year: 2007

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading
Third reading

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory Memorandum
Supplementary Explanatory Memorandum
Revised explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

House of Representatives
(HoR) Government 1

Schedules of amendments

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Committee Information

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Explanatory memoranda

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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.

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