Division
The majority voted against an [amendment](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2016-10-18.8.3) to the motion "*That this bill be now read a [second time](http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html)*", which means it was rejected. This motion was to condemn the Government's handling of the [VET](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocational_education) FEE-HELP scheme. ### Some more context This motion was introduced during a debate about three bills. Together, the bills [replace the VET FEE-HELP loan scheme](http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/crackdown-on-private-college-loans/7902640). These changes include: * limiting student loans to eligible students for approved courses; * introducing stronger eligibility requirements; * banning providers from using brokers or agents to interact or engage with students in relation to the loans; and * introducing civil penalties, infringement notices, enforceable undertakings and injunctions. Read more on the [Department of Education & Training](https://www.education.gov.au/vet-fee-help-reforms) website. ### Motion text > *That all the 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 condemns the Government’s failure to properly administer the VET FEE-HELP scheme, leaving taxpayers and students to deal with the consequences of their mismanagement.”*
House of Representatives, 2016-10-19. negative: ayes 67, noes 79.
Question
The majority voted against an [amendment](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2016-10-18.8.3) to the motion "*That this bill be now read a [second time](http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html)*", which means it was rejected. This motion was to condemn the Government's handling of the [VET](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocational_education) FEE-HELP scheme. ### Some more context This motion was introduced during a debate about three bills. Together, the bills [replace the VET FEE-HELP loan scheme](http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/crackdown-on-private-college-loans/7902640). These changes include: * limiting student loans to eligible students for approved courses; * introducing stronger eligibility requirements; * banning providers from using brokers or agents to interact or engage with students in relation to the loans; and * introducing civil penalties, infringement notices, enforceable undertakings and injunctions. Read more on the [Department of Education & Training](https://www.education.gov.au/vet-fee-help-reforms) website. ### Motion text > *That all the 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 condemns the Government’s failure to properly administer the VET FEE-HELP scheme, leaving taxpayers and students to deal with the consequences of their mismanagement.”*
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