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16 Aug 2007
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Education, Science and Training
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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.
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21 Jun 2007
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Education, Science and Training
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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.
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24 May 2007
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Education, Science and Training
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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.
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28 Feb 2007
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Education, Science and Training
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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.
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17 Nov 2004
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House of Representatives
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Education, Science and Training
- Summary
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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.
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05 Aug 2004
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Education, Science and Training
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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.
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22 Jun 2004
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Education, Science and Training
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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.
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11 Mar 2004
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Education, Science and Training
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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.
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17 Sep 2003
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Education, Science and Training
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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.
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17 Sep 2003
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Education, Science and Training
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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.
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