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Title

Higher Education Support Legislation Amendment (A More Sustainable, Responsive and Transparent Higher Education System) Bill 2017

Database

Bills & Legislation

Long Title

a Bill for an Act to amend the laws relating to higher education and vocational education and training, and for related purposes

Date

11-05-2017 10:09 AM

Source

House of Reps

Parl No.

45

Bill Number

87/17

Bill Type

Government

Portfolio

Education and Training

Reps Bill Code

M

Status

Not Proceeding

System Id

legislation/bills/r5869_first-reps/0000


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Higher Education Support Legislation Amendment (A More Sustainable, Responsive and Transparent Higher Education System) Bill 2017

2016-2017

 

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 

 

 

 

Presented and read a first time

 

 

 

 

Higher Education Support Legislation Amendment (A More Sustainable, Responsive and Transparent Higher Education System) Bill 2017

 

No.      , 2017

 

(Education and Training)

 

 

 

A Bill for an Act to amend the laws relating to higher education and vocational education and training, and for related purposes

   

   

Contents

1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1

2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1

3............ Schedules............................................................................................ 3

Schedule 1—Costs of higher education                                                                     4

Part 1—Amendments                                                                                                     4

Higher Education Support Act 2003                                                                        4

Part 2—Application and transitional provisions                                               9

Schedule 2—Commonwealth Grant Scheme                                                       12

Part 1—Enabling and sub-bachelor courses and work experience in industry      12

Higher Education Support Act 2003                                                                      12

Part 2—Amendments generally applying from 1 January 2019             15

Higher Education Support Act 2003                                                                      15

Income Tax Assessment Act 1997                                                                             26

Part 3—Application and transitional provisions                                             28

Schedule 3—Higher Education Loan Program                                                  31

Part 1—Amendments                                                                                                   31

Higher Education Support Act 2003                                                                      31

VET Student Loans Act 2016                                                                                    39

Part 2—Amendments commencing 1 July 2018                                            40

Higher Education Support Act 2003                                                                      40

Part 3—Application and transitional provisions                                             46

Schedule 4—Other grants                                                                                                47

Part 1—Amendments                                                                                                   47

Higher Education Support Act 2003                                                                      47

Part 2—Application and transitional provisions                                             54

Schedule 5—Minor and technical amendments                                                 55

Part 1—Amendments                                                                                                   55

Higher Education Support Act 2003                                                                      55

Part 2—Application and transitional provisions                                             56

 

 

A Bill for an Act to amend the laws relating to higher education and vocational education and training, and for related purposes

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1   Short title

                   This Act is the Higher Education Support Legislation Amendment (A More Sustainable, Responsive and Transparent Higher Education System) Act 2017 .

2   Commencement

             (1)  Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Commencement information

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Provisions

Commencement

Date/Details

1.  Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table

The day this Act receives the Royal Assent.

 

2.  Schedule 1

The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.

 

3.  Schedule 2, Part 1

The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.

 

4.  Schedule 2, Part 2

A day or days to be fixed by Proclamation.

However, if any of the provisions do not commence within the period of 12 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the day after the end of that period.

 

5.  Schedule 2, Part 3

The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.

 

6.  Schedule 3, Part 1

The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.

 

7.  Schedule 3, Part 2

Immediately after the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Budget Savings (Omnibus) Act 2016 .

1 July 2018

8.  Schedule 3, Part 3

The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.

 

9.  Schedule 4

1 January 2018.

1 January 2018

10.  Schedule 5

The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.

 

Note:          This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.

             (2)  Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.

3   Schedules

                   Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.