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Universities Accord (Opening the Doors of Opportunity) Bill 2026; In Committee


Sean Bell

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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