Louise Pratt (WA, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Manufacturing) Share this | Hansard source

I'm going to speak to all of the amendments briefly. The key issues raised through the Senate committee's inquiry highlighted the unreasonable requirement for TAFEs to make a financial contribution to the scheme, given their low-risk profile and the fact that the states effectively guarantee students in the TAFE system. We're pleased that at Labor's urging this issue has been addressed through the government's amendments, and we note that the Greens also have the same interest as us in that regard. Given that the amendments exclude TAFE from making a financial contribution to the scheme, and we believe that the rationale for including TAFE representatives on the advisory board appeared somewhat limited, we do indeed urge the government to look at the quality of their appointments and the possibility of TAFE representation on that board.

Question negatived.

Education Legislation Amendment (Tuition Protection and Other Measures) Bill 2019 agreed to; VET Student Loans (VSL Tuition Protection Levy) Bill 2019, as amended, agreed to, subject to requests; Higher Education Support (HELP Tuition Protection Levy) Bill 2019, as amended, agreed to, subject to requests.

Education Legislation Amendment (Tuition Protection and Other Measures) Bill 2019 reported without amendments; VET Student Loans (VSL Tuition Protection Levy) Bill 2019 reported with amendments and requests; Higher Education Support (HELP Tuition Protection Levy) Bill 2019 reported with amendments and requests; report adopted.