Division
The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2019-10-15.5.2) to agree with the bills' main idea. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bills for a [second time](https://www.peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/). The Senate can now discuss them in greater detail. ### What is the bills' main idea? According to the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1920a/20bd003): > *Together, the [Charges Bill](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r6339) and the [Cost Recovery Bill](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r6338) propose to give effect to a 2018–19 Budget measure to introduce partial cost recovery arrangements for higher education providers whose students access the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP).* > > *These arrangements comprise two new charges:* > > * *an annual higher education provider charge to partially recover the cost of administering HECS‑HELP and FEE-HELP and* > * *an application fee to be paid by registered higher education providers seeking to become FEE‑HELP providers, to recover the cost of administering the FEE-HELP application process.*
Senate, 2019-10-15. affirmative: ayes 36, noes 8.
Question
The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2019-10-15.5.2) to agree with the bills' main idea. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bills for a [second time](https://www.peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/). The Senate can now discuss them in greater detail. ### What is the bills' main idea? According to the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1920a/20bd003): > *Together, the [Charges Bill](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r6339) and the [Cost Recovery Bill](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r6338) propose to give effect to a 2018–19 Budget measure to introduce partial cost recovery arrangements for higher education providers whose students access the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP).* > > *These arrangements comprise two new charges:* > > * *an annual higher education provider charge to partially recover the cost of administering HECS‑HELP and FEE-HELP and* > * *an application fee to be paid by registered higher education providers seeking to become FEE‑HELP providers, to recover the cost of administering the FEE-HELP application process.*
How each member voted
Per-member votes are not present in this static export. Consult the original division record.
Related bills
- Higher Education Support Amendment (Cost Recovery) Bill 2019
- Higher Education Support (Charges) Bill 2019
Only formal divisions leave a per-member record. A procedural vote is not necessarily a vote for or against a bill.