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Education Legislation Amendment (Overseas Debt Recovery) Bill 2015

Type	Government
Originating house	House of Representatives
Status	Act
Portfolio	Education

Summary

Introduced with the Student Loans (Overseas Debtors Repayment Levy) Bill 2015 to create an overseas payment obligation for Australians living overseas with a Higher Education Loan Programme (HELP) or Trade Support Loan (TSL) debt, the bill amends the: Higher Education Support Act 2003 to: enable the recovery of HELP debts from debtors residing overseas; provide that certain HELP debtors are required to register with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO); prescribe administrative arrangements relating to the debt recovery; and require students to notify their tax file number when applying for a HELP loan; Trade Support Loans Act 2014 to enable the recovery of TSL debts from debtors who are residing overseas and provide that certain TSL debtors are required to register with the ATO; Taxation Administration Act 1953 to enable taxation officers to disclose protected information to foreign jurisdictions to identify those with student loan repayment obligations; and Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 and Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 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 agreed to	15/10/15
Third reading agreed to	15/10/15

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	15/10/15
Second reading moved	15/10/15
Second reading debate	09/11/15
Second reading agreed to	09/11/15
Committee of the Whole debate	09/11/15
Third reading agreed to	09/11/15

Finally passed both Houses	09/11/15
Assent	26/11/15	Act no: 154 - Year: 2015