Footnotes

CHAPTER 1

[1]        The Hon Luke Hartsuyker MP, Minister for Vocational Education and Skills and Deputy Leader of the House, House of Representatives Hansard, 15 October 2015, pp 11313–11316.

[2]        Journals of the Senate, No. 126, p. 3373.

[3]        Senate Standing Committee on Education and Employment, Higher Education Support Amendment (VET FEE-HELP Reform) Bill 2015, https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Education_and_Employment/VET_FEE_HELP_Reform (accessed 23 November 2015).

[4]        Australian Government Department of Education and Training, Changes to the VET FEE-HELP Scheme, Regulation Impact Statement, August 2015, pp 5–8.

[5]        Australian Government Department of Education and Training, Changes to the VET FEE-HELP Scheme, Regulation Impact Statement, August 2015, p. 8.

[6]        Australian Government Department of Education and Training, Changes to the VET FEE-HELP Scheme, Regulation Impact Statement, August 2015, p. 8.

[7]        Australian Government Department of Education and Training, Changes to the VET FEE-HELP Scheme, Regulation Impact Statement, August 2015, p. 5.

[8]        The Hon Luke Hartsuyker MP, Minister for Vocational Education and Skills and Deputy Leader of the House, House of Representatives Hansard, 15 October 2015, p. 11313; Australian Government Department of Education and Training, Changes to the VET FEE-HELP Scheme, Regulation Impact Statement, August 2015, p. 5.

[9]        Higher Education Support Amendment (VET FEE-HELP Reform) Bill 2015, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 1.

[10]      Senate Education and Employment References Committee, Getting our money's worth: the operation, regulation and funding of private vocational education and training (VET) providers in Australia, October 2015.

[11]      The Hon Luke Hartsuyker MP, Minister for Vocational Education and Skills and Deputy Leader of the House, House of Representatives Hansard, 15 October 2015, p. 11314.

[12]      The Hon Luke Hartsuyker MP, Minister for Vocational Education and Skills and Deputy Leader of the House, House of Representatives Hansard, 15 October 2015, p. 11314.

[13]      The Hon Luke Hartsuyker MP, Minister for Vocational Education and Skills and Deputy Leader of the House, House of Representatives Hansard, 15 October 2015, p. 11314.

[14]      The Hon Luke Hartsuyker MP, Minister for Vocational Education and Skills and Deputy Leader of the House, House of Representatives Hansard, 15 October 2015, p. 11314.

[15]      The Hon Luke Hartsuyker MP, Minister for Vocational Education and Skills and Deputy Leader of the House, House of Representatives Hansard, 15 October 2015, p. 11314.

[16]      Higher Education Support Amendment (VET FEE-HELP Reform) Bill 2015, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 2.

[17]      Higher Education Support Amendment (VET FEE-HELP Reform) Bill 2015, Explanatory Memorandum, pp 2– 4.

[18]      Higher Education Support Amendment (VET FEE-HELP Reform) Bill 2015, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 4.

[19]      Higher Education Support Amendment (VET FEE-HELP Reform) Bill 2015, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 4.

[20]      Higher Education Support Amendment (VET FEE-HELP Reform) Bill 2015, Statement of Compatibility with Human Rights, Explanatory Memorandum, pp 8-11.

[21]      Higher Education Support Amendment (VET FEE-HELP Reform) Bill 2015, Statement of Compatibility with Human Rights, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 8.

[22]      Higher Education Support Amendment (VET FEE-HELP Reform) Bill 2015, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 5.

[23]      Higher Education Support Amendment (VET FEE-HELP Reform) Bill 2015, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 5.

CHAPTER 2

[1]        National Tertiary Education Union, Submission 1, p. 6; La Trobe University, Submission 2, p. 1; Evocca College, Submission 3, p. 1; Charles Darwin University, Submission 4, p. 2; TAFE Directors Australia, Submission 6, p. 1; Charles Sturt University, Submission 7, p. 2; Open Universities Australia, Submission 8, p. 2; Australian Council for Private Education and Training, Submission 9, p. 2; Australasian Council of Deans of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, Submission 10, p. 1; Community Colleges Australia, Submission 11, p. 1; Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations, Submission 14, p. 1; TAFE Community Alliance, Submission 15, p. 1; Australian Education Union, Submission 16, p.16; Women in Adult and Vocational Education, Submission 17, pp 2–3; Australian Council of Trade Unions, Submission 18, p. 2; Australian Catholic University, Submission 19, p. 3; Swinburne University of Technology, Submission 20, pp 1–2; Navitas, Submission 21, p.1; RMIT University, Submission 22, p.1; Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Submission 23, p. 2.

[2]        Open Universities Australia, Submission 8, p. 5; see also Australian Council for Private Education and Training, Submission 9, p. 5.

[3]        The Batchelor Institute, Submission 13, p. 1.

[4]        National Tertiary Education Union, Submission 1, pp 6–9; Australian Education Union, Submission 16; TAFE Community Alliance, Submission 15; Australian Council of Trade Unions, Submission 18; see also TAFE Directors Australia, Submission 6.

[5]        Charles Sturt University, Submission 7, p. 2; see also Swinburne University of Technology, Submission 20, p. 2; Women in Adult and Vocational Education, Submission 17, p. 3; Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Submission 23, p. 2.

[6]        Charles Sturt University, Submission 7, p. 2.

[7]        Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations, Submission 14, p. 1

[8]        Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations, Submission 14, pp 2-3.

[9]        Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations, Submission 14, p.3.

[10]      Open Universities Australia, Submission 8, p. 3.

[11]      The Batchelor Institute, Submission 13, p. 3.

[12]      The Batchelor Institute, Submission 13, p. 3; Charles Darwin University, Submission 4, p. 2.

[13]      Canberra Institute of Technology, Submission 12, pp 2 and 3.

[14]      Australian Council for Private Education and Training, Submission 9, p. 3.

[15]      La Trobe University, Submission 2, p. 2.

[16]      La Trobe University, Submission 2, p. 2.

[17]      Open Universities Australia, Submission 8, pp 2–3.

[18]      Australian Council for Private Education and Training, Submission 9, p. 3.

[19]      Community Colleges Australia, Submission 11, p. 1.

[20]      Community Colleges Australia, Submission 11, p. 1.

[21]      The Batchelor Institute, Submission 13, p. 2.

[22]      Charles Sturt University, Submission 7, p. 2; see also Open Universities Australia, Submission 8, p. 3.

[23]      Charles Sturt University, Submission 7, p. 2.

[24]      Swinburne University of Technology, Submission 20, p. 2.

[25]      Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Submission 23, p. 3.

[26]      Consumer Action Law Centre, Submission 24, p. 2.

[27]      Consumer Action Law Centre, Submission 24, p. 2.

[28]      Further discussion of an ombudsman occurs in the 'Industry ombudsman' section.

[29]      Consumer Action Law Centre, Submission 24, p. 2.

[30]      Consumer Action Law Centre, Submission 24, p. 3.

[31]      Charles Darwin University, Submission 4, p. 2; Charles Sturt University, Submission 7, p. 2; Australian Catholic University, Submission 19, p. 8.

[32]      Open Universities Australia, Submission 8, p. 4.

[33]      Charles Sturt University, Submission 7, p. 2; Community Colleges Australia, Submission 11, p. 2; Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Submission 23, p. 3; see also Women in Adult and Vocational Education, Submission 17, pp 2–3; Australian Catholic University, Submission 19, p. 8; Swinburne University of Technology, Submission 20, p. 1; Consumer Action Law Centre, Submission 24, p. 3.

[34]      Australian Council for Private Education and Training, Submission 9, p. 3; see also Navitas, Submission 21, p. 2.

[35]      Navitas, Submission 21, p. 2; Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Submission 23, p. 3.

[36]      Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Submission 23, p. 3.

[37]      Navitas, Submission  21, p. 3; see also Charles Darwin University, Submission 4, p. 2; Evocca College, Submission 3, p. 4; Australian Council for Private Education and Training, Submission 9, p. 5; Consumer Action Law Centre, Submission 24, pp1–2.

[38]      Charles Darwin University, Submission 4, p. 2; Evocca College, Submission 3, p. 4.

[39]      Australian Council for Private Education and Training, Submission 9, p. 5.

[40]      TAFE Directors Australia, Submission 6, p. 1.

[41]      Consumer Action Law Centre, Submission 24, p. 3.

[42]      National Tertiary Education Union, Submission 1, p. 6; Evocca College, Submission 3, p. 3; Australian Council for Private Education and Training, Submission 9, p. 4; Women in Adult and Vocational Education, Submission 17, p. 3; Australian Council of Trade Unions, Submission 18, p. 2; Navitas, Submission 21, p. 3; Consumer Action Law Centre, Submission 24, pp 1-3.

[43]      Australian Council for Private Education and Training, Submission 9, p. 4.

[44]      Evocca College, Submission 3, p. 3.

[45]      Australian Council for Private Education and Training, Submission 9, p. 4; see also Navitas, Submission 21, p. 3.

[46]      Australian Council for Private Education and Training, Submission 9, p. 4.

[47]      Consumer Action Law Centre, Submission 24, p. 2.

[48]      National Tertiary Education Union, Submission 1, p. 6.

[49]      TAFE Directors Australia, Submission 6, p. 2.

LABOR SENATORS' ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

Deputy Chair

[1]        Mr John Cobb MP, House of Representatives Hansard, 9 November 2015, pp 65–67.

[2]        Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham, Assistant Minister for Education and Training, Time is up for shonky VET spruikers, Media Release, 1 April 2015.

[3]        The Saturday Age, 4 April 2015.

[4]        The Saturday Age, 16 May 2015.

[5]        The Australian, Wednesday 17 June 2015, p. 31.

[6]        Sydney Morning Herald, Saturday 18 July, p. 13.

[7]        The Australian, 5 August 2015.

[8]        The Canberra Times, 21 August 2015, p. 6.

[9]        The Age, 4 September 2015, p. 18.

[10]      The Age, 17 September 2015, p. 1.

[11]      The Age, 18 September 2015; Australian Financial Review, 18 September 2015, p. 15.

[12]      The Age, 28 October 2015, p. 12.

[13]      Daily Telegraph, 29 October 2015, p. 11.

[14]      The Australian, 29 October 2015, p. 1.

[15]      The Australian, 29 October 2015, p. 6.

[16]      Daily Telegraph, 20 October 2015, p. 22.

[17]      Sydney Morning Herald, 30 October 2015, p. 15.

[18]      Natasha Bita, $3bn blow as colleges 'profiteer', The Australian, 30 October 2015.

[19]      The Australian, 30 October 2015, p. 1.

[20]      The Australian, 31 October 2015, p. 4.

[21]      The Australian, 5 November 2015, p. 7

[22]      The Saturday Age, 14 November 2015.

[23]      The Australian, 20 November 2015, p. 5.

[24]      The Age, 23 November 2015, p. 1.

[25]      The Age, 23 November 2015, p. 8.

[26]      The Age, 25 November 2015, p. 3.

[27]      The Australian, 26 November 2015, p. 1.

[28]      The Australian, 26 November 2015, http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/companies/vocation-goes-into-voluntary-administration/story-fn91v9q3-1227623506720

[29]      TAFE Directors Australia, Submission 6, p. 1.

[30]      La Trobe University submission, Submission 2, p. 1.

[31]      Australian Government Department of Education and Training, Regulatory Impact Statement, Changes to the VET FEE-HELP SchemeIS, p. 15.

[32]      2014 VET FEE-HELP Statistical Report, Chapter 3, Table 5

[33]      Dr David Gillespie MP, House of Representatives Hansard, 9 November 2015, p. 70.

[34] Dr David Gillespie MP, House of Representatives Hansard, 9 November 2015, p. 70.Cite hansard

[35]      Australian Education Union, Submission 16, p. 10.

[36] Submission 16, p. 10

[37]      Australian Council for Private Education and Training, Submission 9, p. 5.

[38]      National Tertiary Education Union, Submission 1, p. 3.

[39] Submission 1, p. 3

[40]      Commonwealth Overseas Stdudent Ombudsman, Report on the first four years of operation, p.  27

[41]      Australian Council for Private Education and Training, Submission 9, p. 4.

[42]      Consumer Action Law Centre, Submission 24Submission 24, p. 2.

[43]      National Tertiary Education Union , Submission 1Submission 1, p. 6.

[44]      Australian Council for Private Education and Training, Submission 9, p. 5.

[45]      Consumer Action Law Centre, Submission 24, p. 3

AUSTRALIAN GREENS' ADDITIONAL  COMMENTS

[1]        Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee, Getting our money’s worth: the operation, regulation and funding of the private vocational education and training (VET) providers in Australia, October 2015, Canberra.

[2]        Consumer Action Law Centre, Submission 24, p. 3.

[3]        National Tertiary Education Union, Submission 1, p. 6.

[4]        Australian Council for Private Education and Training, Submission 9, pp 4-5.

[5]        Evocca College, Submission 3, p. 3.