Higher Education Support Amendment (Removal of the Higher Education Workplace Relations Requirements and National Governance Protocols Requirements and Other Matters) Act 2008 (Cth)

Higher Education Support Amendment (Removal of the Higher Education Workplace Relations Requirements and National Governance Protocols Requirements and Other Matters) Act 2008

No. 89, 2008

An Act to amend the Higher Education Support Act 2003, and for related purposes

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Higher Education Support Amendment (Removal of the Higher Education Workplace Relations Requirements and National Governance Protocols Requirements and Other Matters) Act 2008

No. 89, 2008

An Act to amend the Higher Education Support Act 2003, and for related purposes

[Assented to 20 September 2008]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1Short title

This Act may be cited as the Higher Education Support Amendment (Removal of the Higher Education Workplace Relations Requirements and National Governance Protocols Requirements and Other Matters) Act 2008.

2Commencement

This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1Amendments

Higher Education Support Act 2003

1

Paragraph 19‑25(1)(a)

After “body”, insert “for the provider”.

2

Paragraph 19‑25(2)(a)

After “auditing body”, insert “for the provider”.

3

Subsection 19‑27(1)

After “body”, insert “for the provider”.

4

At the end of Subdivision 19‑C

Add:

19‑29Quality auditing bodies

The Higher Education Provider Guidelines may:

1. (a)

   list a body as a*quality auditing body for one or more kinds of higher education provider; and

2. (b)

   set out requirements that must be met by quality auditing bodies in conducting audits of higher education providers.

5

At the end of section 22‑10

Add:

Bodies that no longer meet certain approval criteria

1. (5)

   The Minister may revoke a body’s approval as a higher education provider if:

   1. (a)

      the body no longer meets a requirement set out in:

      1. (i)

         paragraph 16‑25(a); or

      2. (ii)

         paragraph 16‑25(da); and

   2. (b)

      the Minister complies with the requirements of section 22‑20.

6

Section 33‑17

Repeal the section.

7

Application—repeal of section 33‑17

The repeal of section 33‑17 by item 6 of this Schedule has no effect in relation to a higher education provider’s basic grant amount for the grant year 2008.

8

Subsection 41‑10(1) (cell at table item 9A, column headed “Who is eligible”)

Repeal the cell, substitute:

*Table A providers, *Table B providers that are universities, and bodies corporate that are specified in the Other Grants Guidelines for the purposes of this item

9

Clause 1 of Schedule 1 (definition of quality auditing body)

Repeal the definition, substitute:

quality auditing body, for a higher education provider, means a body listed in the Higher Education Provider Guidelines as a quality auditing body for providers of that kind.

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 13 February 2008

Senate on 15 May 2008]

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