Higher Education Support Amendment (Maximum Payment Amounts and Other Measures) Bill 2012

Type: Government
Portfolio: Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 43

Summary

Amends the: Higher Education Support Act 2003 to: update indexed amounts for Other Grants and Commonwealth Scholarships; add the 2016 funding year; enable the minister to determine maximum payment amounts for Other Grants and Commonwealth Scholarships by legislative instrument from 2013; and enable wider disclosure of information to the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency, the National VET Regulator and to the staff of state and territory agencies, higher education providers, VET providers and bodies or associations determined by the minister; and Australian Research Council Act 2001 to: apply indexation adjustments for existing schemes for the financial years starting 1 July 2012, 2013 and 2014; and set an additional funding cap for the financial year starting 1 July 2015.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	12 Sep 2012
Second reading moved	12 Sep 2012
Second reading debate	10 Oct 2012
Referred to Federation Chamber	10 Oct 2012
Second reading agreed to	10 Oct 2012
Reported from Federation Chamber	10 Oct 2012
Third reading agreed to	10 Oct 2012

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	11 Oct 2012
Second reading moved	11 Oct 2012
Second reading debate	01 Nov 2012
Second reading agreed to	01 Nov 2012
Third reading agreed to	01 Nov 2012


Text of bill as passed both Houses	01 Nov 2012
Assent Act no.: 156 Year: 2012	17 Nov 2012

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Notes

Referred to Committee (13/09/2012): Standing Committee on Education and Employment; Committee report (10/10/2012)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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