edited
22nd Oct 2021
Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (Charges) Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Keep wording unchanged
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 96% attendance
9th Aug 2021, 9:35 PM – Senate Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (Charges) Bill 2021 and another - Third Reading - Pass the bills
Summary
EditThe majority voted in favour of a motion to pass the bills in the Senate. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read them for a third time. Because the bills had already passed in the House of Representatives, they will now become law.
What do the bills do?
According to the bills digest, the two bills were introduced:
to create a framework for the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA), Australia’s independent national higher education regulator, to begin phasing-in cost recovery arrangements from 1 January 2022.
In other words, the bill will allow TEQSA to seek more money from universities to cover certain government costs in respect to the tertiary sector. Read the bills digest for more detail on what costs will be recovered from universities.
This bill is controversial in light of the dire financial situation most Australian universities are now in, mostly due to a combination of government funding cuts and COVID-related drops in international student intakes.
Votes Passed by a small majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Greens (56% turnout) | 0 Yes – 5 No | |
| Sarah Hanson-Young SA | No | |
| Nick McKim Tasmania | No | |
| Rachel Siewert WA | No | |
| Larissa Waters Queensland | No | |
| Peter Whish-Wilson Tasmania | No | |
| Mehreen Faruqi NSW | Absent | |
| Janet Rice Victoria | Absent | |
| Jordon Steele-John WA | Absent | |
| Lidia Thorpe Victoria | Absent | |
| Australian Labor Party (32% turnout) | 0 Yes – 8 No | |
| Carol Brown Tasmania | No | |
| Kim Carr Victoria | No | |
| Anthony Chisholm Queensland | No | |
| Don Farrell SA | No | |
| Deborah O'Neill NSW | No | |
| Louise Pratt WA | No | |
| Anne Urquhart Tasmania | No | |
| Murray Watt Queensland | No | |
| Tim Ayres NSW | Absent | |
| Catryna Bilyk Tasmania | Absent | |
| Raff Ciccone Victoria | Absent | |
| Patrick Dodson WA | Absent | |
| Alex Gallacher SA | Absent | |
| Katy Gallagher ACT | Absent | |
| Nita Green Queensland | Absent | |
| Kristina Keneally NSW | Absent | |
| Kimberley Kitching Victoria | Absent | |
| Jenny McAllister NSW | Absent | |
| Malarndirri McCarthy NT | Absent | |
| Helen Polley Tasmania | Absent | |
| Tony Sheldon NSW | Absent | |
| Marielle Smith SA | Absent | |
| Glenn Sterle WA | Absent | |
| Jess Walsh Victoria | Absent | |
| Penny Wong SA | Absent | |
| Stirling Griff SA Centre Alliance | Absent | |
| Sam McMahon NT Country Liberal Party | Yes | |
| Sue Lines WA Deputy President | No | |
| Rex Patrick SA Independent | No | |
| Jacqui Lambie Tasmania Jacqui Lambie Network | No | |
| Liberal National Party (100% turnout) | 2 Yes – 0 No | |
| Matthew Canavan Queensland | Yes | |
| James McGrath Queensland | Yes | |
| Liberal Party (45% turnout) | 13 Yes – 0 No | |
| Wendy Askew Tasmania | Yes | |
| Slade Brockman WA | Yes | |
| Claire Chandler Tasmania | Yes | |
| Jonathon Duniam Tasmania | Yes | |
| Hollie Hughes NSW | Yes | |
| Matt O'Sullivan WA | Yes | |
| Marise Payne NSW | Yes | |
| Gerard Rennick Queensland | Yes | |
| Linda Reynolds WA | Yes | |
| Anne Ruston SA | Yes | |
| Paul Scarr Queensland | Yes | |
| Ben Small WA | Yes | |
| Dean Smith WA | Yes | |
| Eric Abetz Tasmania | Absent | |
| Alex Antic SA | Absent | |
| Simon Birmingham SA | Absent | |
| Andrew Bragg NSW | Absent | |
| Michaelia Cash WA | Absent | |
| Richard Colbeck Tasmania | Absent | |
| David Fawcett SA | Absent | |
| Concetta Fierravanti-Wells NSW | Absent | |
| Sarah Henderson Victoria | Absent | |
| Jane Hume Victoria | Absent | |
| Andrew McLachlan SA | Absent | |
| Jim Molan NSW | Absent | |
| James Paterson Victoria | Absent | |
| Zed Seselja ACT | Absent | |
| Amanda Stoker Queensland | Absent | |
| David Van Victoria | Absent | |
| National Party (33% turnout) | 1 Yes – 0 No | |
| Perin Davey NSW | Yes | |
| Susan McDonald Queensland | Absent | |
| Bridget McKenzie Victoria | Absent | |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party (50% turnout) | 1 Yes – 0 No | |
| Malcolm Roberts Queensland | Yes | |
| Pauline Hanson Queensland | Absent | |
| Scott Ryan Victoria President | Absent | |
| Totals (45% turnout) | 18 Yes – 16 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.