FED Annual Levy for Higher Education Providers

National Student Ombudsman Levy Bill 2026

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Effects of this bill

If this bill passes, it means that:

Higher education providers must pay an annual levy.
Regulations will set the amount of the levy for each calendar year.
The Minister must ensure the levy only recovers the Commonwealth's likely costs for the National Student Ombudsman.
The Act binds the Crown in right of the States; it also binds the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.

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