Tag Archives: Higher Education

2nd Reading Speech – Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities) Bill 2010 – 19 September 2011

Senator FIFIELD (Victoria-Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate) (17:31): The Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities) Bill 2010 seeks to impose a compulsory student amenities fee-that is,…

2nd reading – Higher Education Legislation Amendment Bill (Student Services and Amenities)

Senator FIFIELD (Victoria) (12.31 pm)-The passage of the former coalition government’s Higher Education Support Amendment (Abolition of Compulsory Up-front Student Union Fees) Bill 2005 helped to lift a substantial financial…

2nd Reading – Higher Education Support Amendment (Abolition of Compulsory Up-Front Student Union Fee

Senator FIFIELD (Victoria) (4.30 p.m.)-The incorporated speech read as follows- On three occasions the Coalition has introduced legislation to end the practice of universities charging fees for compulsory membership of…