Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2005 Measures No. 3) Bill 2005

Type: Government
Portfolio: Education, Science and Training
Originating house: Senate
Status: Act
Parliament no: 41
Summary: Amends the:
Higher Education Support Act 2003
  in relation to: the definition of “Student Load”; quality and accountability requirements; guidelines for incidental fees and fees in respect of overseas students; compliance audits on the operation of certain higher education providers; and Commonwealth supported students; and make a technical amendment to correct a drafting error;
Higher Education Support Act 2003
  and
Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2005 Measures No. 2) Act 2005
  to reflect the renaming of Open Learning Australia to Open Universities Australia; and
Australian National University Act 1991
  to repeal an obselete heading.

Progress

Senate
23 Jun 2005	Introduced and read a first time
23 Jun 2005	Second reading moved
10 Nov 2005	Second reading agreed to
10 Nov 2005	Third reading agreed to

House of Representatives
28 Nov 2005	Introduced and read a first time
07 Dec 2005	Second reading moved
07 Dec 2005	Second reading agreed to
07 Dec 2005	Third reading agreed to

14 Dec 2005

Assent

Act no.: 143

Year: 2005

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory Memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate
(S) Opposition/Australian Democrats 1

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Committee Information

No documents at present

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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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