Senate debates

Wednesday, 23 March 2011

Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Bill 2011; Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2011; Product Stewardship Bill 2011

First Reading

9:37 am

Photo of Joe LudwigJoe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Government Business in the Senate) Share this | | Hansard source

At the request of Senator Evans and Senator Farrell respectively, I move:

That the following bills be introduced: A Bill for an Act to regulate higher education, and for other purposes; A Bill for an Act to deal with consequential and transitional matters arising from the enactment of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011, and for other purposes; and A Bill for an Act to provide a framework for reducing the environmental and other impacts of products, and for related purposes.

Question agreed to.

I present the bills and move:

That these bills may proceed without formalities, may be taken together and be now read a first time.

Question agreed to.

Bills read a first time.