Higher Education Support Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2011

Type: Government
Portfolio: Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 43
Summary: Amends the
Higher Education Support Act 2003
to: increase the maximum payments for the Commonwealth Grant Scheme in 2011; account for indexation to other grants and Commonwealth scholarships for the 2012 to 2014 calendar years; reduce the HECS-HELP up-front discount from 20 to 10 per cent; reduce the HELP voluntary repayment bonus from 10 to 5 per cent; and clarify that Australian citizens are not entitled to Commonwealth support or to access certain schemes when undertaking a course of study primarily at an overseas campus.

Progress

House of Representatives
21 Sep 2011	Introduced and read a first time
21 Sep 2011	Second reading moved
02 Nov 2011	Second reading debate
02 Nov 2011	Second reading agreed to
02 Nov 2011	Third reading agreed to

Senate
02 Nov 2011	Introduced and read a first time
02 Nov 2011	Second reading moved
23 Nov 2011	Second reading agreed to
23 Nov 2011	Third reading agreed to

23 Nov 2011	Text of bill as passed both Houses
05 Dec 2011	Assent Act no.: 178 Year: 2011

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading
As passed by both houses

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

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (22/09/2011): House Standing Committee on Education and Employment
Committee report (01/11/2011)

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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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