Higher Education Support Amendment (Australia’s Economic Accelerator) Bill 2022

Type: Government
Portfolio: Education
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 47

Summary

Amends the Higher Education Support Act 2003 to: allow the minister to make grants to support arrangements to increase industry-led study and postgraduate research, and to assist higher education providers to undertake research that progresses to a state of commercial readiness the development of technologies and services in sectors aligned with areas of national priority (the Australia's Economic Accelerator (AEA) program); establish a governance framework to support the delivery of the AEA program; and provide for the protection, disclosure and use of AEA program information.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	01 Dec 2022
Second reading moved	01 Dec 2022
Second reading debate	08 Feb 2023
Referred to Federation Chamber	08 Feb 2023
Second reading debate	08 Feb 2023
Second reading agreed to	08 Feb 2023
Reported from Federation Chamber	09 Feb 2023
Third reading agreed to	09 Feb 2023

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	09 Feb 2023
Second reading moved	09 Feb 2023
Second reading debate	06 Mar 2023
Second reading agreed to	06 Mar 2023
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 2 Australian Greens agreed to	06 Mar 2023
Third reading agreed to	06 Mar 2023

House of Representatives
Message from Senate reported	07 Mar 2023
Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments	07 Mar 2023


Finally passed both Houses	07 Mar 2023
Assent Act no: 5 Year: 2023	14 Mar 2023

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First reading

As passed by both Houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate

Australian Greens [sheet 1838]
FARUQI, Sen Mehreen

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Considered by scrutiny committee (08/02/2023): Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills; Scrutiny Digest 2 of 2023
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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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

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