Higher Education Support Amendment (Response to the Australian Universities Accord Interim Report) Bill 2023

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

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Summary

Amends the Higher Education Support Act 2003 to: expand eligibility for places in demand driven higher education courses to First Nations students; and remove the current requirement that students must pass 50 per cent of the units they study to remain eligible for a Commonwealth supported place and FEE-HELP assistance and instead require higher education providers to support students to successfully complete the units of study in which they are enrolled.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time 03 Aug 2023
Second reading moved 03 Aug 2023
Second reading debate 09 Aug 2023
Second reading debate 10 Aug 2023
Second reading debate 04 Sep 2023
Referred to Federation Chamber 05 Sep 2023
Second reading debate 05 Sep 2023
Returned to House for further consideration 06 Sep 2023
Second reading debate 06 Sep 2023
Second reading agreed to 06 Sep 2023
Third reading agreed to 06 Sep 2023
Senate
Introduced and read a first time 06 Sep 2023
Second reading moved 06 Sep 2023
Second reading debate 19 Oct 2023
Second reading agreed to 19 Oct 2023
Third reading agreed to
  • : Amendment details: 1 Independent (Senator Pocock) agreed to
19 Oct 2023
House of Representatives
Consideration of Senate message
  • Details: House agreed to Senate amendment
19 Oct 2023
Finally passed both Houses 19 Oct 2023
Assent
  • Act no: 89
  • Year: 2023
06 Nov 2023

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

Explanatory memoranda

Proposed amendments

House of representatives

Senate

Schedules of amendments

Bills digest

Notes

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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

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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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