Bill
Higher Education Support Amendment (2021 Measures No. 1) Bill 2021
lapsed, as at 2022-04-11. Education, Skills and Employment portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Education, Skills and Employment
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2021-12-02
- second reading — 2021-12-02
- other — 2022-04-11
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 2021-12-02.
This bill would update higher education laws for 2021.
It would add Avondale University to a list of Table B providers and change the definition of 'grandfathered student' to include honours students who started their bachelor degree before 1 January 2021.
The bill would give the Minister power to make transitional rules for 12 months to handle refunds and re-credits for students affected retrospectively.
- Avondale University becomes a Table B provider.
- The definition of 'grandfathered student' is expanded to cover honours students who began a bachelor course before 1 January 2021.
- The Minister gets authority to make legislative instruments for transitional matters, limited to 12 months after commencement.
- Grants are made available for research translation and commercialisation by higher education providers.
Students, higher education providers, Avondale University, and the Minister.
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