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  • High Speed Rail Planning Authority Bill 2013

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    Date
    09 Dec 2013 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    ALBANESE, Anthony, MP 
    Summary
    The bill: establishes the High Speed Rail Planning Authority and provides for its functions, appointment and terms and conditions of appointment of members, staff and consultants, conduct of meetings, and reporting and information requirements; and enables the minister to make rules prescribing matters. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Higher Education Support Amendment (Savings and Other Measures) Bill 2013

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    Date
    21 Nov 2013 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Education 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Higher Education Support Act 2003
    to: remove the HECS-HELP up-front payment discount for units of study with a census date on or after 1 January 2014; remove the HELP voluntary repayment bonus for repayments made on or after 1 January 2014; apply an efficiency dividend of 2 per cent in 2014 and 1.25 per cent in 2015 to Commonwealth contribution amounts under the Commonwealth Grant Scheme; and reflect the name change of the University of Ballarat to the Federation University Australia. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Homelessness (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2013

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    Date
    05 Jun 2013 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Housing and Homelessness 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Homelessness Bill 2013, the bill: repeals the
    Supported Accommodation Assistance Act 1994
    ; and makes a consequential amendment to the
    Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
    . 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Homelessness Bill 2013

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    Date
    05 Jun 2013 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Housing and Homelessness 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Homelessness (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2013, the bill provides for the recognition of people who are, or at risk of, experiencing homelessness. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Health Insurance Amendment (Medicare Funding for Certain Types of Abortion) Bill 2013

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    Date
    19 Mar 2013 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    MADIGAN, Sen John 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Health Insurance Act 1973
    to provide that Medicare benefits are not payable for medically induced terminations carried out on the basis of gender. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Higher Education Support Amendment (Asian Century) Bill 2013

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    Date
    14 Feb 2013 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Higher Education Support Act 2003
    to expand eligibility for OS-HELP assistance and provide additional incentives for university students to undertake part of their course of study in Asia from 1 January 2014. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Higher Education Support Amendment (Further Streamlining and Other Measures) Bill 2013

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    Date
    14 Feb 2013 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Higher Education Support Act 2003
    to: require the minister to automatically revoke a body’s approval as a higher education or VET provider if registration ceases or a winding up order is made; enable a provider’s business entity name to be changed without having to revoke their approval and re-approve with retrospective application; enable the minister to issue a provider with a compliance notice in certain circumstances; update the calculation of indexation to apply to HELP repayment thresholds; and enable the minister to seek information from the relevant tertiary education regulator for the purposes of administration or enforcing compliance. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Health and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012

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    Date
    19 Sep 2012 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Health and Ageing 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Health Insurance Act 1973
    to permit a trainee medical specialist to perform certain procedures in a private setting under the supervision of a specialist and for the service to attract a Medicare rebate for the supervising specialist;
    Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973
    to enable certain organisations to use the term ‘medicare’ without breaching the Act; and
    Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991
    and
    Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989
    to make technical amendments. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Higher Education Support Amendment (Streamlining and Other Measures) Bill 2012

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    19 Sep 2012 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Higher Education Support Act 2003
    to: enable the minister to determine a category of providers and financial reporting requirements for low-risk VET FEE-HELP applicants and approved providers; enable a managed trial of VET FEE-HELP for specified certificate IV level qualifications; provide that a notice revoking a higher education or VET provider takes effect on the day the notice is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments; consolidate four separate guidelines into one guideline; move the specific date requirement for census dates to the guidelines; and enable the minister and secretary to delegate powers to Australian Public Service employees outside the department. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Higher Education Support Amendment (Maximum Payment Amounts and Other Measures) Bill 2012

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    Date
    12 Sep 2012 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Higher Education Support Act 2003
    to: update indexed amounts for Other Grants and Commonwealth Scholarships; add the 2016 funding year; enable the minister to determine maximum payment amounts for Other Grants and Commonwealth Scholarships by legislative instrument from 2013; and enable wider disclosure of information to the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency, the National VET Regulator and to the staff of state and territory agencies, higher education providers, VET providers and bodies or associations determined by the minister; and
    Australian Research Council Act 2001
    to: apply indexation adjustments for existing schemes for the financial years starting 1 July 2012, 2013 and 2014; and set an additional funding cap for the financial year starting 1 July 2015. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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