Higher Education Support Amendment (Removal of the Higher Education Workplace Relations Requirements and National Governance Protocols Requirements and Other Matters) Bill 2008

Type: Government
Portfolio: Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 42
Summary: Amends the
Higher Education Support Act 2003
to: remove the requirement for higher education providers to meet the Higher Education Workplace Relations Requirements and the National Governance Protocols as a condition of Commonwealth Grant Scheme funding; and make minor technical amendments.

Progress

House of Representatives
13 Feb 2008	Introduced and read a first time
13 Feb 2008	Second reading moved
14 May 2008	Second reading debate
14 May 2008	Second reading agreed to
14 May 2008	Consideration in detail debate
14 May 2008	Third reading agreed to

Senate
15 May 2008	Introduced and read a first time
15 May 2008	Second reading moved
27 Aug 2008	Second reading debate
27 Aug 2008	Second reading agreed to
02 Sep 2008	Committee of the Whole debate
04 Sep 2008	Third reading agreed to

20 Sep 2008

Assent

Act no.: 89

Year: 2008

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate
Opposition [sheet 5479] MASON, Sen Brett

House of Representatives
Non-Government

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Committee Information

No documents at present

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Explanatory memoranda

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Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
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Proposed amendments

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