Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader for Science) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That this bill be now read a second time.

I seek leave to table an explanatory memorandum relating to the bill.

Leave granted.

I table an explanatory memorandum and I seek leave to have the second reading speech incorporated in Hansard.

Leave granted.

The speech read as follows—

Higher Education Support Amendment (New Zealand) Citizens Bill

Higher Education Support Act 2003

(Commentary from Carlton blog, 4 April 2015.)

he Higher Education Support Amendment (New Zealand Citizens) Bill 2015

Higher Education Support Act 2003

o HECS-HELP, the loan scheme for university students in subsidised places;

o FEE-HELP, the loan scheme for students in full-fee places;

o OS-HELP, the loan scheme for students undertaking studies overseas; and

o SA-HELP, the loan scheme that assists students to pay services and amenities fees.

o hold a special category visa under the Migration Act 1958;

o have been a dependent child when he or she first began to be usually resident in Australia;

o have first been usually resident in Australia at least 10 years before the date of lodging the request for HELP assistance, or the date of lodging a previous successful request for a unit in the same course of study, whichever is earlier;

o have been in Australia for a period of, or for periods totalling, 8 years during the 10 years before the relevant lodgement date; and

o have been in Australia for a period of, or for periods totalling, 18 months in the 2 years immediately before the relevant lodgement date.

Higher Education Support Act 2003

Debate adjourned.