Bill
Higher Education Support Amendment (Fix HECS) Bill 2026
before parliament, as at 2026-06-29.
- Sponsor
- Monique Ryan
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2026-06-29
- second reading — 2026-06-29
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 2026-06-29.
The bill would change when student loan debts are adjusted for inflation each year.
It would move the annual indexation date from 1 June to 1 November, so that repayments made during the financial year are deducted from the debt before the adjustment.
The indexation factors would use more recent economic data, and a transitional rule-making power would handle the one-off shift in 2026.
- Moves the annual HELP debt indexation date from 1 June to 1 November.
- Updates the CPI and WPI indexation factors to use quarterly data ending 30 June instead of 31 December.
- Includes a transitional rule-making power for the implementation year.
People with HELP debts who make compulsory or voluntary repayments.
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