Bill
Higher Education Support Legislation Amendment (2016 Measures No. 1) Bill 2016
passed, as at 2016-11-23. Indigenous Affairs portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Indigenous Affairs
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2016-09-15
- second reading — 2016-09-15
- second reading — 2016-11-08
- second reading — 2016-11-08
- third reading — 2016-11-08
- introduced — 2016-11-09
- second reading — 2016-11-09
- second reading — 2016-11-10
- second reading — 2016-11-10
- third reading — 2016-11-10
- passed — 2016-11-10
- royal assent — 2016-11-23
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2016-09-15.
This bill would create a new grant program for universities to support Indigenous students.
It would also let the Departmental Secretary receive Tax File Numbers to manage student debts under the VET FEE-HELP scheme.
The bill would authorise Commonwealth officers to use and disclose Tax File Numbers for administering HELP debts.
- Inserts a new part into the Higher Education Support Act 2003 for grants to help Indigenous students.
- Allows the Secretary to obtain Tax File Numbers for VET FEE-HELP administration.
- Authorises use and disclosure of Tax File Numbers for future HELP program administration.
Universities, higher education providers, Indigenous students, and the Departmental Secretary.
Sources
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