Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2011

Type: Government
Portfolio: Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Originating house: Senate
Status: Act
Parliament no: 43

Summary

Introduced with the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Bill 2011, the bill amends the: Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 to provide that the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) and its staff undertake functions relating to provider registration and monitoring; Higher Education Support Act 2003 to recognise new registration requirements for higher education providers and the TEQSA; and proposed Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 to update the definition of ‘vocational education and training course’. Also provides for the transition of functions from state and territories authorities to the TEQSA.

Progress

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	23 Mar 2011
Second reading moved	23 Mar 2011
Second reading debate	16 Jun 2011
Second reading agreed to	16 Jun 2011
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 9 Government agreed to	16 Jun 2011
Third reading agreed to	16 Jun 2011

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	20 Jun 2011
Second reading moved	22 Jun 2011
Second reading debate	22 Jun 2011
Second reading agreed to	22 Jun 2011
Third reading agreed to	22 Jun 2011


Text of bill as passed both Houses	22 Jun 2011
Assent Act no.: 74 Year: 2011	29 Jun 2011

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Revised explanatory memorandum

Supplementary explanatory memorandum

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Government [sheet CJ205]

Schedules of amendments

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Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (24/03/2011): Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee
Committee report (10/05/2011)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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