Division
The majority voted against an [amendment](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2015-11-09.209.1) introduced by Greens Senator [Robert Simms](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/sa/robert_simms). ### What was the amendment? The amendment was about how the bills would apply to people with student debts who already live overseas. It would have meant that the changes made by the bills wouldn't apply to those people so long as they continued to live and work overseas and didn't add to their debts at all (yearly indexation doesn't count as adding to your debt). ### What are the changes made by the bills? **These bills relate to the policy [for requiring Australians working overseas to repay their student debts](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/82).** If made into law, the bills will require Australians living overseas and earning over the threshold (which was $54,126 in 2015–16) to repay their [Higher Education Loan Programme](https://www.education.gov.au/higher-education-loan-program-help) (HELP) debt or [Trade Support Loan](http://www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au/trade-support-loans) (TSL) debt under the same compulsory repayment scheme that applies in Australia. The bills will also require Australians with HELP or TSL debts to notify the Commissioner of Taxation if they plan to be overseas for at least 183 days or if they have been overseas for at least 183 days over any 12 month period. The notification will have to occur either: * no later than seven days after leaving Australia; or * no later than seven days after the end of those 183 days See [StudyAssist](http://studyassist.gov.au/sites/studyassist/helpfulresources/pages/2015%20budget%20-%20student%20overview) for information about when these changes will come into effect. Previously, Australians with HELP or TSL debts who moved overseas didn't have to make any repayments, regardless of how much they earned. Nor did they have to notify the Commissioner if they went overseas. For more infor
Senate, 2015-11-09. negative: ayes 9, noes 32.
Question
The majority voted against an [amendment](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2015-11-09.209.1) introduced by Greens Senator [Robert Simms](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/sa/robert_simms). ### What was the amendment? The amendment was about how the bills would apply to people with student debts who already live overseas. It would have meant that the changes made by the bills wouldn't apply to those people so long as they continued to live and work overseas and didn't add to their debts at all (yearly indexation doesn't count as adding to your debt). ### What are the changes made by the bills? **These bills relate to the policy [for requiring Australians working overseas to repay their student debts](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/82).** If made into law, the bills will require Australians living overseas and earning over the threshold (which was $54,126 in 2015–16) to repay their [Higher Education Loan Programme](https://www.education.gov.au/higher-education-loan-program-help) (HELP) debt or [Trade Support Loan](http://www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au/trade-support-loans) (TSL) debt under the same compulsory repayment scheme that applies in Australia. The bills will also require Australians with HELP or TSL debts to notify the Commissioner of Taxation if they plan to be overseas for at least 183 days or if they have been overseas for at least 183 days over any 12 month period. The notification will have to occur either: * no later than seven days after leaving Australia; or * no later than seven days after the end of those 183 days See [StudyAssist](http://studyassist.gov.au/sites/studyassist/helpfulresources/pages/2015%20budget%20-%20student%20overview) for information about when these changes will come into effect. Previously, Australians with HELP or TSL debts who moved overseas didn't have to make any repayments, regardless of how much they earned. Nor did they have to notify the Commissioner if they went overseas. For more infor
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Related bills
- Education Legislation Amendment (Overseas Debt Recovery) Bill 2015
- Student Loans (Overseas Debtors Repayment Levy) Bill 2015
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