2008-2009
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
Higher Education Support Amendment
Bill 2009
No. , 2009
(Education, Employment and Workplace Relations)
A Bill for an Act to amend the Higher Education
Support Act 2003, and for related purposes
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Contents
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Short title ............................................................................................ 1
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Commencement .................................................................................. 1
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Schedule(s) ......................................................................................... 1
Schedule 1--Amendme nts
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Higher Education Support Act 2003
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Higher Education Support Amendment Bill 2009 No. , 2009 1
A Bill for an Act to amend the Higher Education
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Support Act 2003, and for related purposes
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The Parliament of Australia enacts:
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1 Short title
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This Act may be cited as the Higher Education Support
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Amendment Act 2009.
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2 Commence ment
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This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal
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Assent.
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3 Schedule(s)
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Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or
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repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule
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Amend ments Schedule 1
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Schedule 1
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Amendments
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Higher Education Support Act 2003
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1 Paragraph 16-25(c)
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Omit "fulfilled the
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tuition assurance requirements on the date of
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making an application under section 16-40", substitute "fulfils the
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tuition assurance requirements".
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2 Paragraph 6(d) of Schedule 1A
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Omit "fulfilled the
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VET tuition assurance requirements on the date of
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making an application under clause 9", substitute "fulfils the
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VET
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tuition assurance requirements".
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3 Subclause 11(2) of Schedule 1A
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Repeal the subclause, substitute:
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(2) For the purposes of paragraph 6(f):
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(a) the Minister may be satisfied that a body corporate is willing
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and able to meet the
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VET quality and accountability
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requirements if the body gives the Minister such written
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undertakings as the Minister requires; and
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(b) the Minister may be satisfied that a body corporate is willing
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and able to meet:
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(i) the
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VET quality and accountability requirements; or
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(ii) one or more of the requirements referred to in
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paragraphs 13(1)(a) to (f);
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if a body approved under the
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VET Provider Guidelines so
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recommends in accordance with those guidelines.
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(2A) Subclause (2) does not limit the circumstances in which the
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Minister may be satisfied, for the purposes of paragraph 6(f), that a
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body corporate is willing and able to meet the
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VET quality and
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accountability requirements.
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