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ISSN 1328-8091 BILLS DIGEST NO. 73, 2012-13 11 February 2013 Australian Education Bill 2012 Marilyn Harrington Social Policy Section Contents Purpose of the Bill ................................................................................................................................... 2 Background ............................................................................................................................................. 2 Key issues and provisions ........................................................................................................................ 4 The Preamble ...................................................................................................................................... 4 Provisions ............................................................................................................................................ 4 Financial implications .............................................................................................................................. 6 Committee consideration ....................................................................................................................... 7

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 2 The development of a national curriculum—a brief history .............................................................. 2 Developing and implementing the Australian Curriculum ................................................................. 4 Committee consideration ................................................................................................................... 5 Financial implications ............................................................................................................................... 5 Main issues............................................................................................................................................... 5 Key provisions .......................................................................................................................................... 7 BILLS DIGEST

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 2 Main issues............................................................................................................................................... 4 Financial implications ............................................................................................................................... 5 Key provisions .......................................................................................................................................... 5 Schedule 1—Amendments to the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 ........................................................................................................................................... 5 Concluding comments ............................................................................................................................. 6 BILLS DIGEST NO. 134, 2010-11

    ISSN 1328‐8091  Parliament of Australia Department of Parliamentary Services BILLS DIGEST NO. 32, 2010-11  3 November 2010 Higher Education Support Amendment (2010 Budget  Measures) Bill 2010  Marilyn Harrington  Social Policy Section  Contents  Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 2  Background .............................................................................................................................................. 2  Basis of policy commitment ................................................................................................................ 3  Indexation arrangements .............................................................................................................. 3  Commonwealth Grants Scheme .................................................................................................... 4  Other Grants .................................................................................................................................. 4  Graduate Skills Assessment ...................................................................................................... 4  Australian Learning and Teaching Council ................................................................................ 5  Commonwealth scholarships ................................................................................................... 5  Position of major interest groups ....................................................................................................... 6  Financial implications ............................................................................................................................... 7  Key provisions .......................................................................................................................................... 7  Commonwealth Grants Scheme ......................................................................................................... 8  Other Grants ....................................................................................................................................... 8  Commonwealth scholarships .............................................................................................................. 8  Concluding comments ............................................................................................................................. 8      2  Higher Education Support Amendment (2010 Budget Measures) Bill 2010    Higher Education Support Amendment (2010 Budget Measures) Bill  2010  Date introduced:  20 October 2010  House:  House of Representatives  Portfolio:  Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations  Commencement:  Sections 1 to 3 will commence on Royal Assent. Schedule 1 will commence on  whichever is the later date of 1 December 2010 or Royal Assent.  Links: The links to the Bill, its Explanatory Memorandum and second reading speech can be found on  the Bills home page, or through http://www.aph.gov.au/bills/. When bills have been passed they can  be found at the ComLaw website, which is at http://www.comlaw.gov.au/.  Purpose  The Higher Education Support Amendment (2010 Budget Measures) Bill 2010 (the Bill) proposes to 

Parliament of Australia Department of Parliamentary Services Parliamentary Library Information, analysis and advice for the Parliament BILLS DIGEST www.aph.gov.au/library 19 October 2009, no. 40, 2009-10, ISSN 1328-8091 Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2009 Amanda Biggs Social Policy Section Marilyn Harrington Social Policy Section Contents Purpose . .

Parliament of Australia Department of Parliamentary Services Parliamentary Library Information, analysis and advice for the Parliament BILLS DIGEST www.aph.gov.au/library 19 November 2008, no. 60, 2008-09, ISSN 1328-8091 Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority Bill 2008 Marilyn Harrington Social Policy Section Contents Purpose . . . . . . . .

Parliament of Australia Department of Parliamentary Services Parliamentary Library Information, analysis and advice for the Parliament BILLS DIGEST www.aph.gov.au/library 10 October 2008, no. 37, 2008?09, ISSN 1328-8091 Schools Assistance Bill 2008 Marilyn Harrington Social Policy Section Contents Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . .