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• Higher Education Endowment Fund Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Aug 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  The bill: establishes the Higher Education Endowment Fund (HEEF) to generate earnings for capital expenditure and research facilities in higher education institutions; grants the Treasurer and Finance Minister the power to credit cash amounts to the HEEF; grants the Future Fund Board of Guardians (the Board) statutory responsibility for managing the investments of the HEEF; expands the Future Fund Management Agency’s operational activities to provide executive support to the Board and be responsible for the operational activities associated with the investment of the HEEF; requires responsible ministers to issue an Investment Mandate to the Board regarding the investment of the HEEF and determine rules for the maximum level of payments from the HEEF; and establishes the Higher Education Endowment Fund Advisory Board to advise the Education Minister on matters related to the making of grants to eligible higher education institutions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Higher Education Support Amendment (Extending FEE-HELP for VET Diploma, Advanced Diploma, Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate Courses) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Jun 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  to extend FEE-HELP assistance to full-fee-paying students in Diploma and Advanced Diploma courses that are accredited as vocational education and training qualifications and where credit toward a higher education award is available. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2007 Budget Measures) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 May 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  in relation to funding amounts for the Commonwealth Grant Scheme, Other Grants and Commonwealth Scholarships; maximum tertiary student contribution amounts for certain units of study; funding agreements; grant adjustment mechanisms; removal of certain restrictions on the proportion of domestic undergraduate fee-paying places; grants for the practical component of teacher education courses; and grants to support structural reform by universities; and

  Australian Research Council Act 2001

  to increase annual caps on funding and add funding years. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2007 Measures No. 1) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Feb 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  to: revise the maximum funding amounts for the operation of the Research Quality Framework; reflect changes to the National Protocols for Higher Education Approval Processes; clarify the administration of the Higher Education Loan Programme (HELP) and arrangements for Commonwealth supported students; provide for suspension of higher education providers by legislative instrument; and rename Victoria University of Technology to Victoria University. Also makes amendments to the

  Higher Education Funding Act 1998

  ,

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  and the

  Higher Education Support (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2003[eitls] to limit the time for students to claim an entitlement to Commonwealth support. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Higher Education Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 3) 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Nov 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  in relation to: new maximum aggregate funding levels for the Commonwealth Grant Scheme; operation of summer schools; extension of time within which students must submit their Commonwealth assistance request; entitlement to HECS-HELP, FEE-HELP and OS-HELP assistance; repayments by higher education providers of advances; and definition of undergraduate and postgraduate higher education award;

  Higher Education Support (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2003

  to: provide for transitional arrangements for the repayment of special purpose grants; and OS-HELP prior study requirements;

  Australian National University Act 1991

  to extend the time within which the Minister must make appointments to the ANU Council; and

  Australian Research Council Act 2001

  to update annual funding caps. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Higher Education Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 3) 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Aug 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  in relation to: addition of Melbourne University Private to the list of Table B higher education providers; new maximum aggregate funding levels for the Commonwealth Grant Scheme; operation of summer schools; extension of time within which students must submit their Commonwealth assistance request; entitlement to HECS-HELP, FEE-HELP and OS-HELP assistance; repayments by higher education providers of advances; and definition of undergraduate and postgraduate higher education award;

  Higher Education Support (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2003

  to: provide for transitional arrangements for the repayment of special purpose grants; and OS-HELP prior study requirements;

  Australian National University Act 1991

  to extend the time within which the Minister must make appointments to the ANU Council; and

  Australian Research Council Act 2001

  to update annual funding caps. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Higher Education Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Jun 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Higher Education Funding Act 1988

  in relation to funding levels for certain purposes;

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  in relation to: higher education provider eligibility; funding and grant levels for certain purposes, including: a new Australian Maritime College campus at Point Nepean, Victoria; a new medical school at the University of Western Sydney; additional medical school places at James Cook University, Queensland; additional nursing places; continued transitional assistance for certain regional tertiary institutions for research purposes; guidelines for certain purposes; definition of “course of study” to include combined and double degrees; Commonwealth scholarships; citizenship and residency requirements for certain student assistance; appropriate administration of FEE-HELP for Open Learning Australia (OLA) students; compliance of OLA with quality and accountability requirements;

  Higher Education Support (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2003

  in relation to the definition of “institution”; and

  Australian National University Act 1991

  to enable the Australian National University to comply with the National Governance Protocols. Also makes consequential amendments to the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  and contains transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Higher Education Legislation Amendment Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Mar 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Higher Education Funding Act 1988

  in relation to funding and grant levels for certain purposes;

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  in relation to: funding in relation to the Commonwealth Grant Scheme and Other Grants for 2005-07; setting of student contributions and tuition fees; remission of HECS-HELP debts for work experience in industry units; definition of Equivalent Full Time Student Load; and notification of tax file numbers by students; and

  Higher Education Support (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2003

  to: simplify transitional funding arrangements for University of Notre Dame Australia students; and provide Ministerial discretion to approve funding increases under the Commonwealth Grants Scheme in the first year of implementation (2005) under certain circumstances. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Higher Education Support (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Sep 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills to establish a framework for the Commonwealth funding of higher education, the bill provides for transitional arrangements and consequential amendments to the

  Higher Education Funding Act 1988

  and 11 other Acts as a result of the new funding framework. Also amends the

  Australian National University Act 1991

  and

  Maritime College Act 1978

  in relation to the governance structures of the Australian National University and the Australian Maritime College. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Higher Education Support Amendment (Abolition of Compulsory Up-front Student Union Fees) Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Sep 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills to establish a framework for the Commonwealth funding of higher education, the bill amends the proposed

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  to abolish compulsory student unionism in higher education institutions which receive Commonwealth funding. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum