Bill

Higher Education Support Amendment (National Regional Higher Education Strategy) Bill 2018

lapsed, as at 2018-10-16. (s) MCGOWAN, Cathy, MP portfolio.

Recorded stages

No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.

Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2018-03-26.

The bill would require the government to keep a long-term plan for university education in regional areas.

It would make the minister responsible for presenting that plan to parliament half a year after the law starts and updating it every four years.

The explanatory memorandum says the plan should be created with input from governments, regional universities, their groups and industry.

The bill would mandate a national strategy for regional higher education.
It would require the minister to present the strategy to parliament within six months of royal assent.
The strategy would need to be revised every four years.
The bill would recognise regional universities as drivers of economic growth and employment.

Regional higher education providers, students in regional Australia, and the minister responsible for higher education.

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