Senate debates Bills
Universities Accord (Opening the Doors of Opportunity) Bill 2026; In Committee
Sean Bell NSW, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party
11:40 am
by leave—At the request of Senator Hanson, I move One Nation amendments (1) and (2) on sheet 3915 together:
(1) Clause 2, page 2 (at the end of the table), add:
(2) Page 68 (after line 17), at the end of the Bill, add:
Schedule 5 — Amendments relating to the publication of the average income of graduates
Higher Education Support Act 2003
1 After section 36-65
Insert:
36-67 Providers to comply with regulations under section 238-1B
A higher education provider must comply with requirements prescribed by regulations made for the purposes of section 238-1B (publication of average income of relevant graduates) to the extent (if any) to which the requirements are applicable to the higher education provider.
2 After section 238-1A
Insert:
238-1B Publication of average income of relevant graduates
(1) The regulations must establish a scheme to facilitate the publication of information about the average taxable income, for an income year, of relevant graduates:
(a) 2 income years after graduating; and
(b) 5 income years after graduating; and
(c) 10 income years after graduating.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the regulations may provide for and in relation to the following:
(a) the publication of information about the average taxable income, for an income year, of relevant graduates who have completed a specified *course of study at a specified higher education provider;
(b) the publication of information about the average taxable income, for an income year, of relevant graduates who have received a specified class of *higher education award from a specified higher education provider.
(3) The regulations may require, in prescribed circumstances, a higher education provider to publish, on the higher education provider's website, information about the average taxable income, for an income year, of relevant graduates who have undertaken a *course of study with that higher education provider.
(4) The regulations may require a higher education provider to give to the *Commissioner information (including *personal information) that is in its possession relating to students that the *Commissioner reasonably requires for the purposes of a scheme established for the purposes of subsection (1).
(5) In this section:
graduate meansobtain a *higher education award.
relevant graduate has the meaning prescribed by the regulations.
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