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Voluntary student unionism (VSU), as it is known in Australia, or voluntary student membership (VSM), as it is known in New Zealand, is a policy under which membership of – and payment of membership fees to – university student organisations is voluntary.
Australia passed legislation[1] enacting VSU in 2005, which came into force on 1 July 2006.[2] Forms of VSU in Australia had been law in the state of Western Australia from 1994 until 2002, and in Victoria from 1994 to 2000.
New Zealand passed legislation[3] enacting VSM in 2011, rules which came into force on 1 January 2012.[4]
- ^ "Higher Education Support Amendment (Abolition of Compulsory Up-front Student Union Fees) Bill 2005". Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ "Joyce blasts colleagues over VSU vote". ABC News. 10 December 2005. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ "Education (Freedom of Association) Amendment Act 2011". New Zealand Parliamentary Counsel Office. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ "Voluntary membership Bill passes; students not giving up". Otago Daily Times. 29 September 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2014.