Education Services for Overseas Students (Registration Charges) Amendment (Streamlining Regulation) Bill 2015

Type: Government
Portfolio: Education and Training
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 44

Summary

Introduced with the Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Streamlining Regulation) Bill 2015 to reform the international education sector, the bill amends the Education Services for Overseas Students (Registration Charges) Act 1997 to clarify that a registered education provider pays all entry to market charges but is not charged more than once if its registration period is less than two years and it seeks renewal of that registration.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	17 Sep 2015
Second reading moved	17 Sep 2015
Second reading debate	15 Oct 2015
Second reading debate	19 Oct 2015
Second reading agreed to	19 Oct 2015
Third reading agreed to	19 Oct 2015

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	09 Nov 2015
Second reading moved	09 Nov 2015
Second reading debate	30 Nov 2015
Second reading agreed to	30 Nov 2015
Committee of the Whole debate	30 Nov 2015
Third reading agreed to	30 Nov 2015


Finally passed both Houses	30 Nov 2015
Assent Act no: 172 Year: 2015	11 Dec 2015

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Notes

Referred to Committee (15/10/2015): Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee; Committee report (30/11/2015)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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