Education Services for Overseas Students (TPS Levies) Bill 2011

Type: Government
Portfolio: Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 43
Summary: Part of a package of three bills to establish a tuition protection service (TPS), the bill: establishes the TPS levy to be imposed on registered providers and sets out the basis for its calculation; provides that certain providers may be exempt from components of the levy; and requires the dollar amounts of the administrative fee component and the base fee component to be published annually.

Progress

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

Senate
03 Nov 2011	Introduced and read a first time
03 Nov 2011	Second reading moved
29 Feb 2012	Second reading debate
29 Feb 2012	Second reading agreed to
29 Feb 2012	Committee of the Whole debate
29 Feb 2012	Third reading agreed to

29 Feb 2012	Text of bill as passed both Houses
20 Mar 2012	Assent Act no.: 11 Year: 2012

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading
As passed by both houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate
Australian Greens [sheet 7192] RHIANNON, Sen Lee

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)
Referred to Committee (13/10/2011): Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee; Committee report (27/02/2012)

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Helpful information

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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