Division
The majority voted against [amendment (1) on sheet 1965 revised](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2023-06-19.203.1), which was introduced by Victorian Senator [Sarah Henderson](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/victoria/sarah_henderson) (Liberal), meaning it was not successful. ### What do the amendments do? Senator Henderson [explained that](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2023-06-19.203.1): > *This is a very important proposal to provide that, before the Startup Year program is rolled out in full, the universities or the government require the universities to conduct a pilot.* ### Amendment text > *(1) Schedule 1, item 25, page 9 (after line 17), after Division 128A, insert:* > >> *Division 128AA — Accelerator program course pilot* >> >> *128AA-1 Accelerator program course pilot* >> >> *(1) The Minister must cause an accelerator program course pilot to be conducted.* >> >> *(2) Without limiting the matters that may be included in the STARTUP-HELP Guidelines, those guidelines must:* >> >>> *(a) nominate at least one, but no more than 2, higher education providers to conduct the pilot (the nominated higher education providers); and* >>> >>> *(b) prescribe requirements in relation to the conduct of the pilot; and* >>> >>> *(c) provide for an independent review of the pilot; and* >>> >>> *(d) prescribe requirements in relation to the conduct of the independent review; and* >>> >>> *(e) provide that a report of the independent review be tabled in each House of the Parliament.* >> >> *(3) A higher education provider (other than the nominated higher education providers) must not enrol a person in an accelerator program course until the pilot is completed.* >> >> *(4) The pilot must be completed no later than 2 years after the commencement of this section.* >> >> *(5) For the purposes of subsections (3) and (4), the pilot is completed when the report of the independent review of the pilot is tabled in each House of the Parliament.* >> >>
Senate, 2023-06-20. negative: ayes 29, noes 30.
Question
The majority voted against [amendment (1) on sheet 1965 revised](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2023-06-19.203.1), which was introduced by Victorian Senator [Sarah Henderson](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/victoria/sarah_henderson) (Liberal), meaning it was not successful. ### What do the amendments do? Senator Henderson [explained that](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2023-06-19.203.1): > *This is a very important proposal to provide that, before the Startup Year program is rolled out in full, the universities or the government require the universities to conduct a pilot.* ### Amendment text > *(1) Schedule 1, item 25, page 9 (after line 17), after Division 128A, insert:* > >> *Division 128AA — Accelerator program course pilot* >> >> *128AA-1 Accelerator program course pilot* >> >> *(1) The Minister must cause an accelerator program course pilot to be conducted.* >> >> *(2) Without limiting the matters that may be included in the STARTUP-HELP Guidelines, those guidelines must:* >> >>> *(a) nominate at least one, but no more than 2, higher education providers to conduct the pilot (the nominated higher education providers); and* >>> >>> *(b) prescribe requirements in relation to the conduct of the pilot; and* >>> >>> *(c) provide for an independent review of the pilot; and* >>> >>> *(d) prescribe requirements in relation to the conduct of the independent review; and* >>> >>> *(e) provide that a report of the independent review be tabled in each House of the Parliament.* >> >> *(3) A higher education provider (other than the nominated higher education providers) must not enrol a person in an accelerator program course until the pilot is completed.* >> >> *(4) The pilot must be completed no later than 2 years after the commencement of this section.* >> >> *(5) For the purposes of subsections (3) and (4), the pilot is completed when the report of the independent review of the pilot is tabled in each House of the Parliament.* >> >>
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