House of Representatives

Education Legislation Amendment (2019 Measures No. 1) Bill 2019

Explanatory Memorandum

(Circulated by the authority of the Minister for Education, the Honourable Dan Tehan MP)

Notes on Clauses

Clause 1 - Short title

Clause 1 provides for the Act to be the Education Legislation Amendment (2019 Measures No. 1) Act 2019.

Clause 2 - Commencement

Clause 2 sets out when the provisions of the Bill will commence, as follows:

Commencement date Provisions Notes
1 January 2019 Schedule 3, Part 1 Amendments correct an error in an application provision in the Higher Education Support Legislation Amendment (Student Loan Sustainability) Act 2018 that commenced on 1 January 2019.
Royal Assent Clauses 1 to 3

Schedule 3, Part 2

1 January 2020 Schedule 1

Schedule 2

These Schedules amend provisions that are amended or inserted by the Higher Education Support Legislation Amendment (Student Loan Sustainability) Act 2018 with effect from 1 January 2020. Consequently, they commence immediately after the relevant amendments made by that Act.

Clause 3 - Schedules

Clause 3 provides that any legislation that is specified in a schedule is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the schedule and that any other item in a schedule has effect according to its terms.

List of abbreviations

ATO Australian Taxation Office / Commissioner of Taxation
HELP Higher Education Loan Program
HESA Higher Education Support Act 2003
Student Loan Sustainability Act Higher Education Support Legislation Amendment (Student Loan Sustainability) Act 2018
TCSI initiative Transforming the Collection of Student Information initiative
VET vocational education and training
VSL VET student loans
VSL Act VET Student Loans Act 2016


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