Universities Accord (Opening the Doors of Opportunity) Bill 2026

Senator O'SULLIVAN (Western Australia—Deputy Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate) (11:23): by leave—I move amendments on sheets 4029, 4032, 4033, 4036 and 4107 together: SHEET 4029 (1) Schedule 1, item 22, page 31 (line 22) to page 32 (line 21), omit the item, substitute: 22 Section 36-65 Repeal the section. _____ SHEET 4032 (1) Schedule 2, item 15, page 56 (line 16), omit "that are Table A or Table B providers".

(2) Schedule 2, item 15, page 57 (line 25), omit "must consult certain providers", substitute "must consult providers". (3) Schedule 2, item 15, page 58 (line 19), omit "that is a Table A or Table B provider". _____ SHEET 4033 (1) Page 63 (after line 13), after Schedule 3, insert: Schedule 3A — Amendment relating to National Tertiary Education Objective Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2026. 1 Subsection 13(1) Omit the subsection, substitute: (1) The National Tertiary Education Objective is the objective for tertiary education in Australia to: (a) develop a world-class tertiary education sector that drives excellence in teaching and learning; and (b) deliver world-leading research and scholarship, particularly in strategic areas of national significance; and (c) improve productivity by developing a highly skilled, adaptable and productive workforce; and (d) establish close links between tertiary education providers, industry and business to strengthen student outcomes and support innovation across the economy; and (e) deliver positive student experiences across the tertiary education sector; and (f) promote competition and innovation across the tertiary education sector; and (g) support Australian values, including equality of opportunity, the rule of law, and Western liberal democratic traditions; and (h) drive efficiency across the sector to provide value for money for students and the Australian taxpayer; and (i) reduce regulatory burdens on the tertiary education sector where practicable. _____ SHEET 4036 (1) Schedule 1, item 2, page 10 (line 5), at the end of section 30-50, add: ; and (c) the criteria used by the *ATEC in determining each allocation made under subsection 30-15(1) or (1A) for a year. _____ SHEET 4107 (1) Schedule 1, item 59, page 42 (line 4), after "undergraduate course of study", insert "or a postgraduate course of study".