Universities Accord (Opening the Doors of Opportunity) Bill 2026

Senator BELL (New South Wales—One Nation Whip) (11:40): 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: 6. Schedule 5 A single day to be fixed by proclamation. However, if any of the provisions do not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the first day after the end of that period.

(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.