House of Representatives
Education Legislation Amendment (2019 Measures No. 1) Bill 2019
Explanatory Memorandum
(Circulated by the authority of the Minister for Education, the Honourable Dan Tehan MP)Notes on Clauses
Clause 1 - Short title
Clause 1 provides for the Act to be the Education Legislation Amendment (2019 Measures No. 1) Act 2019.
Clause 2 - Commencement
Clause 2 sets out when the provisions of the Bill will commence, as follows:
| Commencement date | Provisions | Notes |
| 1 January 2019 | Schedule 3, Part 1 | Amendments correct an error in an application provision in the Higher Education Support Legislation Amendment (Student Loan Sustainability) Act 2018 that commenced on 1 January 2019. |
| Royal Assent | Clauses 1 to 3
Schedule 3, Part 2 |
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| 1 January 2020 | Schedule 1
Schedule 2 |
These Schedules amend provisions that are amended or inserted by the Higher Education Support Legislation Amendment (Student Loan Sustainability) Act 2018 with effect from 1 January 2020. Consequently, they commence immediately after the relevant amendments made by that Act. |
Clause 3 - Schedules
Clause 3 provides that any legislation that is specified in a schedule is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the schedule and that any other item in a schedule has effect according to its terms.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
| ATO | Australian Taxation Office / Commissioner of Taxation |
| HELP | Higher Education Loan Program |
| HESA | Higher Education Support Act 2003 |
| Student Loan Sustainability Act | Higher Education Support Legislation Amendment (Student Loan Sustainability) Act 2018 |
| TCSI initiative | Transforming the Collection of Student Information initiative |
| VET | vocational education and training |
| VSL | VET student loans |
| VSL Act | VET Student Loans Act 2016 |