Bill
Higher Education and Research Reform Amendment Bill 2014
lapsed, as at 2014-12-02. Education portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Education
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2014-08-28
- second reading — 2014-08-28
- second reading — 2014-09-02
- second reading — 2014-09-03
- second reading — 2014-09-04
- second reading — 2014-09-04
- committee — 2014-09-04
- third reading — 2014-09-04
- introduced — 2014-09-04
- second reading — 2014-09-04
- second reading — 2014-10-29
- second reading — 2014-11-27
- second reading — 2014-12-01
- second reading — 2014-12-02
- second reading — 2014-12-02
Divisions
- Higher Education and Research Reform Amendment Bill 2014 - Second Reading - End debate on bill's main idea — 2014-09-04, House of Representatives: affirmative, ayes 82, noes 55
- Higher Education and Research Reform Amendment Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree with the main idea of the bill — 2014-09-04, House of Representatives: affirmative, ayes 82, noes 55
- Higher Education and Research Reform Amendment Bill 2014 - Consideration in Detail - Agree to the bill — 2014-09-04, House of Representatives: affirmative, ayes 81, noes 55
- Higher Education and Research Reform Amendment Bill 2014 - Second Reading - End debate on bill's main idea — 2014-12-02, Senate: negative, ayes 32, noes 32
- Higher Education and Research Reform Amendment Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree with the main idea of the bill — 2014-12-02, Senate: negative, ayes 31, noes 33
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2014-08-28.
This bill would deregulate university fees and extend government-funded places to more types of courses and providers.
Universities and other higher education providers could set their own student contribution amounts, and institutions with 500 or more Commonwealth supported places would have to put 20% of extra revenue into a scholarship scheme for disadvantaged students.
The bill also changes how HELP debts are indexed, introduces a new minimum repayment threshold, removes loan fees and the lifetime fee limit, and ends the HECS-HELP benefit.
- Deregulates fees for higher education courses.
- Extends demand-driven funding to sub-bachelor qualifications and to private universities and non-university providers.
- Requires providers with 500 or more Commonwealth supported places to direct 20% of additional revenue to a Commonwealth Scholarship Scheme.
- Introduces new indexation arrangements for HELP debts.
- Sets a new minimum repayment threshold for HELP loans.
- Removes loan fees and the lifetime fee limit and discontinues the HECS-HELP benefit.
Students, higher education providers (including universities and private providers), and taxpayers.
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