Department of Education: Startup Year Program

The majority voted in favour of a motion:

That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

(i) on 29 September 2022, the Government announced the commencement of the Startup Year program consultation process, releasing a consultation paper, and called for submissions by 15 November 2022,

(ii) during the consultation, the Government also conducted a survey in relation to the Startup Year program with current students and recent graduates,

(iii) the Government has not made public all submissions it has received or details of the student survey, and

(iv) following the introduction of the Education Legislation Amendment (Startup Year and Other Measures) Bill 2023, the bill is scheduled to be introduced into the Senate on 23 March 2023; and

(b) orders that there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Education, by no later than 10 am on Thursday, 23 March 2023, the following information relating to the consultation on the Startup Year program:

(i) a copy of each such submission made to the Government, and

(ii) a copy of the details of the student survey, including all data collected and the analysis of such data.

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