House of Representatives
Education Legislation Amendment (Up-front Payments Tuition Protection) Bill 2020
Explanatory Memorandum
(Circulated by the authority of the Minister for Education, the Honourable Dan Tehan MP)NOTES ON CLAUSES
Clause 1 - Short title
This clause provides for the Act to be the Education Legislation Amendment (Up-front Payments Tuition Protection) Act 2020.
Clause 2 - Commencement
The table in subclause 2(1) provides that the whole of this Act commences on 1 January 2021.
Clause 3 - Schedules
This clause provides that any legislation that is specified in a schedule is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the schedule and that any other item in a schedule has effect according to its terms.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
| Department | Department of Education, Skills and Employment |
| ESOS Act | Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 |
| HESA | Higher Education Support Act 2003 |
| Levy Bill | Higher Education (Up-front Payments Tuition Protection Levy) Bill 2020 |
| TP Director | Higher Education Tuition Protection Director |
| Fund | Higher Education Tuition Protection Fund |
| Advisory Board | Higher Education Tuition Protection Fund Advisory Board |
| Regulatory Powers Act | Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) Act 2014 |
| TEQSA | Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency |
| TEQSA Act | Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 |
| Guidelines | Up-front Payments Guidelines |