Tertiary Education (Amendment) Act 2000

i Tertiary Education (Amendment) Act 2000 Act No. 83/2000 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1. Purpose 1 2. Commencement 2 3. Repeal of certain voluntary student unionism provisions 2 4. New section 12D substituted 2 12D. Provision for declining automatic membership of a student organisation 2 5. Information about compulsory fees to be included in annual report 3 6. New section 12J substituted 3 12J. Transitional about the use of certain money 3 7. Statute law revision 4 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 5 -- 1 of 6 -- 1 Tertiary Education (Amendment) Act 2000† [Assented to 28 November 2000] The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows: 1. Purpose The main purpose of this Act is to amend the Tertiary Education Act 1993— (a) to repeal certain provisions relating to voluntary student unionism; and (b) to make further provision about non- academic fees, subscriptions and charges. Victoria No. 83 of 2000 -- 2 of 6 -- Act No. 83/2000 Tertiary Education (Amendment) Act 2000 2 2. Commencement This Act comes into operation on the day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent. 3. Repeal of certain voluntary student unionism provisions The Tertiary Education Act 1993 is amended as follows— (a) for the heading to Division 3 of Part 2 substitute— "Division 3—Student fees, subscriptions and charges"; (b) section 12C is repealed; (c) in section 12F(1), omit "the institution or"; (d) in section 12F, sub-sections (3), (4) and (5) are repealed; (e) section 22(3) is repealed. 4. New section 12D substituted For section 12D of the Tertiary Education Act 1993 substitute— "12D. Provision for declining automatic membership of a student organisation (1) The governing body of a post-secondary education institution that has procedures to provide for students to become members of an organisation of students as a consequence of, or at the same time as, enrolling in a course of study at the institution must ensure that those procedures provide for a student to indicate at the time of enrolment that he or she does not wish to become a member of the organisation of students. s. 2 See: Act No. 18/1996. Reprint No. 2 as at 17 September 1998. LawToday: www.dms. dpc.vic. gov. au -- 3 of 6 -- Act No. 83/2000 Tertiary Education (Amendment) Act 2000 3 (2) The governing body of a post-secondary education institution must ensure that a student who has indicated, in accordance with procedures referred to in sub-section (1), that he or she does not wish to become a member of an organisation of students is not made a member of an organisation of students as a consequence of, or by enrolling in a course of study at that institution.". 5. Information about compulsory fees to be included in annual report (1) For section 12I(1) of the Tertiary Education Act 1993 substitute— "(1) The governing body of a post-secondary education institution must ensure that the institution's annual report under the Financial Management Act 1994 that is submitted to the Minister includes a statement about compulsory non-academic fees, subscriptions and charges payable in the preceding financial year.". (2) Section 12I(3) of the Tertiary Education Act 1993 is repealed. 6. New section 12J substituted For section 12J of the Tertiary Education Act 1993 substitute— "12J. Transitional about the use of certain money Money referred to in section 12F(1), as in force before the amendment of section 12F by the Tertiary Education (Amendment) Act 2000, that was paid to the institution or was a profit made by the institution or an organisation of students in accordance with section 12F before its amendment may be used without having regard to the s. 5 -- 4 of 6 -- Act No. 83/2000 Tertiary Education (Amendment) Act 2000 4 requirements of section 12F as in force before its amendment.". 7. Statute law revision In section 15(2) of the Tertiary Education Act 1993 for "college" substitute "institution". ═══════════════ s.7 -- 5 of 6 -- Act No. 83/2000 Tertiary Education (Amendment) Act 2000 5 ENDNOTES † Minister's second reading speech— Legislative Assembly: 29 August 2000 Legislative Council: 26 October 2000 The long title for the Bill for this Act was "to amend the Tertiary Education Act 1993 to repeal certain voluntary student unionism provisions, to make further provision about non-academic fees, subscriptions and charges and for other purposes." Endnotes -- 6 of 6 --