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• Universities Accord (National Student Ombudsman) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Sep 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Education 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Ombudsman Act 1976

  to establish the National Student Ombudsman as a new statutory function of the Commonwealth Ombudsman to deal with complaints about, and conduct investigations into, actions of higher education providers. Also makes consequential amendments to the

  Ombudsman Act 1976

  and 3 other Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Better and Fairer Schools (Information Management) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Aug 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Education 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Student Identifiers Act 2014

  to extend the system of unique student identifiers for vocational education and training and higher education students to school students. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Universities Accord (Student Support and Other Measures) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Aug 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Education 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  and 4 other Acts providing students with income contingent loans to provide that the calculation of a person’s loan or debt will take into account changes in the consumer price index or the wage price index; and

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  to require higher education providers to allocate a minimum of 40 per cent of their student services and amenities fees revenue to student-led organisations; rename enabling courses ‘FEE-FREE Uni Ready Courses’ for students in Commonwealth supported places and establish a Commonwealth Grant Scheme funding cluster for these courses; facilitate the establishment of a grant for eligible domestic students undertaking mandatory placements in identified priority areas (the Commonwealth Prac Payment); add Adelaide University to the list of Table A providers to reflect the merger of the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia; and provide a power for the minister to make transitional rules. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Quality and Integrity) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 May 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Education 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000

  in relation to: new requirements for the ‘fit and proper’ provider test; giving certain information to registered providers; management of provider applications; registration requirements; automatic cancellation of a provider’s registration in certain circumstances; ministerial powers to determine enrolment limits on overseas students; and automatic suspension and cancellation of specified courses. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Housing Australia Future Fund Bill 2023 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Aug 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Finance 

  Summary

  Introduced with the National Housing Supply and Affordability Council Bill 2023 [No. 2] and Treasury Laws Amendment (Housing Measures No. 1) Bill 2023 [No. 2], the bill establishes the Housing Australia Future Fund to make grants, and enable Housing Australia to make grants and loans, in relation to acute housing needs, social housing or affordable housing. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aged Care Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Sep 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Health and Aged Care 

  Summary

  Responds to certain recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety and the Final Report of the Aged Care Taskforce by establishing a new framework for the delivery of funded aged care services to individuals under the Commonwealth aged care system, including providing for: a Statement of Rights for individuals and a Statement of Principles for government agencies and bodies; requirements for an individual to access funded aged care services; mechanisms for the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner to consider and decide on applications for registration as a provider and applications for approval of a residential care home; arrangements for funding of aged care services; governance arrangements for the broader aged care system; regulatory mechanisms; the use and disclosure of information, and establishment of a First Nations Aged Care Commissioner. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Tariff Amendment (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Expansion) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Sep 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Implements the

  Protocol on the Accession of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

  by amending the

  Customs Tariff Act 1995

  to provide a free rate of customs duty for certain originating goods of the United Kingdom; specify phasing rates of customs duty for certain originating goods of the United Kingdom that will incrementally reduce to free; and provide a safeguard that would restore the customs duty rate to the rate that applied before the commencement of the protocol for certain products. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Amendment (Strengthening Sponsorship and Nomination Processes) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Jul 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to: establish a framework for a new temporary skilled worker visa, the Skills in Demand visa; and establish a public register of approved sponsors who have nominated skilled workers for entry to Australia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Amendment (Removal and Other Measures) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Mar 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to: require non-citizens who are on a removal pathway and have exhausted all avenues to remain in Australia to cooperate with steps taken for the purpose of arranging their lawful removal from Australia; and make minor and technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Sep 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to: impose obligations on digital communications platform providers in relation to the dissemination of content on a digital communications platform that contains information that is reasonably verifiable as false, misleading or deceptive, and is reasonably likely to cause or contribute to serious harm of a specified type (misinformation and disinformation); expand the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s compliance and enforcement powers in relation to misinformation and disinformation; and make consequential amendments. Also makes consequential amendments to 3 other Acts; and amends the

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to make an amendment contingent on the commencement of the

  Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum