Universities Accord (Student Support and Other Measures) Bill 2024

The majority voted against amendments introduced by Tasmanian Senator Jacquie Lambie (JLN) on behalf of ACT Senator David Pocock (Independent), which means they failed. The amendments changed the date of indexation and reduced the cost of the Society and Culture funding cluster (i.e., humanities degrees).

Amendment text

(1) Clause 2, page 2 (after table item 6), insert:

(2) Schedule 1, page 4 (after line 6), after item 1, insert:

1A Paragraph 140-5(1)(b)

Omit "1 June", substitute "1 December".

1B Subsection 140-5(1) (method statement)

Omit "1 June" (wherever occurring), substitute "1 December".

1C Subsection 140-10(1)

Omit "for 1 June in a financial year", substitute "for 1 December in a financial year".

(3) Schedule 1, page 6 (before line 1), before item 6, insert:

5A Section 140-20

Omit "before 1 June", substitute "before 1 December".

(4) Schedule 1, page 6 (after line 3), after item 6, insert:

6A Section 140-20

Omit "that 1 June", substitute "that 1 December".

(5) Schedule 1, page 7 (after line 26), after item 17, insert:

17A Application of amendments

The amendments made by this Part apply on and from 1 December 2025.

(6) Page 28 (after line 10), after Schedule 1, insert:

Schedule 1A — Maximum student contribution amounts for places

Part 1 — Main amendments

Higher Education Support Act 2003

1 Section 93-10

Omit "The maximum student contribution amount for a place", substitute "(1) Subject to subsection (2), the maximum student contribution amount for a place".

2 At the end of section 93-10

Add:

(2) The table in subsection (1) has effect in relation to a place in a unit of study included in the Society and Culture funding cluster as if the amount specified for the cluster was instead the amount specified immediately before the amendments made by Schedule 2 to the Higher Education Support Amendment (Job-Ready Graduates and Supporting Regional and Remote Students) Act 2020 commenced.

Part 2 — Application provisions

3 Application provision

The amendments made by Part 1 of this Schedule apply in relation to a unit of study that has a census date that is on or after the commencement of that Part (whether the unit of study is part of a course of study commenced before, on or after that day).