Bill

Higher Education Support Amendment (Extending the Student Loan Fee Exemption) Bill 2021

passed, as at 2021-06-24. Education, Skills and Employment portfolio.

Sponsor: Not recorded
Portfolio: Education, Skills and Employment

Recorded stages

introduced — 2021-05-13
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second reading — 2021-05-13
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second reading — 2021-05-25
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second reading — 2021-05-25
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third reading — 2021-05-25
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introduced — 2021-06-15
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second reading — 2021-06-15
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second reading — 2021-06-17
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second reading — 2021-06-17
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third reading — 2021-06-17
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passed — 2021-06-17
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royal assent — 2021-06-24
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Divisions

The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2021-05-25.118.1) to keep the usual second reading motion unchanged. The usual second reading motion is "*that the bill be [read a second time](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/)*," which is parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill. Moreton MP [Graham Perrett](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/moreton/graham_perrett) (Labor) proposed to change it with the amendment below. ### Amendment text > *That all words after "That" be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:* > > *"whilst not declining to give the bill a second reading, the House notes that the bill does nothing to address the crisis Australia's world-class universities are facing after the Government abandoned universities during the pandemic, resulting in:* > > *(1) thousands of jobs lost;* > > *(2) hundreds of courses cut; and* > > *(3) Australian students being loaded up with a lifetime of debt".* — 2021-05-25, House of Representatives: affirmative, ayes 80, noes 67
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