Sarah Hanson-Young (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

by leave—I move the Greens’ second reading amendment, which I forgot to do when I spoke earlier:

At the end of the motion, add:

                 but the Senate is of the opinion that the Government should:

             (a)    prioritise the re-registration of providers by starting with those providers considered to have a high risk profile having regard to one or more of the following factors:

                   (i)    the provider has a high proportion of students from a single country;

                  (ii)    the provider offers only a limited number of education programs;

                 (iii)    the provider has had a rapid increase in enrolments in the recent past;

                 (iv)    the provider has previously breached the national code;

                  (v)    there is a history of visa fraud in relation to student visa applications relating to the provider’s education programs;

                      followed by all remaining institutions; and

             (b)    establish an independent Education Commission to foster best practice in:

                   (i)    visa application processes;

                  (ii)    quality benchmarking of education programs; and

                 (iii)    monitoring of providers and their compliance with the national code.

I also seek leave to table a document from Minister Gillard in relation to our amendments for the committee stage that were circulated and let the chamber know I will not be moving those amendments as a result of the arrangements.

Leave granted.