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

Type
Government
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Portfolio
Education and Training

Summary

Introduced with the Education Services for Overseas Students (Registration Charges) Amendment (Streamlining Regulation) Bill 2015 to reform the international education sector, the bill amends the: Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000, Education Services for Overseas Students (TPS Levies) Act 2012, National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 and Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 to: create Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) agencies, including the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency and the Australia Skills Quality Authority, with direct responsibility for providers’ registration and monitoring providers’ compliance; extend the compliance monitoring and enforcement action that may be taken by an ESOS agency for a breach of either the English Language Courses for Overseas Students Standards or the Foundation Program Standards; Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 to: provide for an internal review process for decisions made by delegates of ESOS agencies; provide the minister with the power to issue a direction to an ESOS agency about the performance of its functions; enable the Tuition Protection Service (TPS) Director to obtain certain information or documents, be assisted by TPS officers, and recommend that an ESOS agency take action against a provider; enable providers to receive more than 50 per cent of the tuition fees for a course in certain circumstances; remove the definition of a ‘study period’; remove the requirement for non-exempt providers to maintain an account to which all tuition fees paid prior to a course commencing are held; and remove the requirement to report all instances of student default; and National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 and Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 to make consequential amendments.

Progress of bill

For committee reference information, please see the Notes section at the end of this page.

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time 17/09/15  
Second reading moved 17/09/15  
Second reading debate 15/10/15  
Second reading debate 19/10/15  
Second reading agreed to 19/10/15  
Third reading agreed to 19/10/15  
     
Senate
Introduced and read a first time 09/11/15  
Second reading moved 09/11/15  
Second reading debate 30/11/15  
Second reading agreed to 30/11/15  
Committee of the Whole debate 30/11/15 Amendment details: 5 Opposition agreed to
Third reading agreed to 30/11/15  
     
House of Representatives
Consideration of Senate message 01/12/15 Details: House agreed to Senate amendments
     
Finally passed both Houses 01/12/15  
Assent 11/12/15 Act no: 171 - Year: 2015
     

[Information on document types]

Text of bill

  • First reading

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  • As passed by both Houses

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Explanatory memoranda

  • Explanatory memorandum

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  • Regulation impact statement

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Second reading speeches


Proposed amendments

Senate
  • Opposition [sheet 7801]
CARR, Sen Kim

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Schedules of amendments

  • Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

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Bills Digest



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)