National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Amendment Bill 2015

Type
Government
Portfolio
Education and Training
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
44

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Summary

Amends the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 to: insert or clarify definitions for ministerial council, registered training organisation, registration code, quality standards and vocational education and training (VET) information; extend the operation of penalty provisions to trading corporations; prohibit a person from advertising or offering VET courses without including the name and registration code of the responsible registered training organisation; extend to 7 years the period of registration able to be granted by the National VET Regulator (NVR); provide that the minister may make quality standards; provide that it is a condition of registration that an NVR registered training organisation must satisfy the quality standards; specify to whom, and for what purpose, the regulator may disclose VET information; streamline the processes required for the issuing of a written direction by the regulator; and clarify that a person employed in a court of a state or territory may issue a search warrant if authorised to do so.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time 25 Feb 2015
Second reading moved 25 Feb 2015
Second reading debate 04 Mar 2015
Second reading debate 05 Mar 2015
Second reading agreed to 05 Mar 2015
Consideration in detail debate 05 Mar 2015
Third reading agreed to 05 Mar 2015
Senate
Introduced and read a first time 05 Mar 2015
Second reading moved 05 Mar 2015
Second reading debate 16 Mar 2015
Second reading agreed to 16 Mar 2015
Third reading agreed to 16 Mar 2015
Finally passed both Houses 16 Mar 2015
Assent
  • Act no.: 32
  • Year: 2015
02 Apr 2015

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

Explanatory memoranda

Proposed amendments

House of representatives

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Notes

Helpful information

Text of bill

  • First reading: Text of the bill as introduced into the Parliament
  • Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
  • As passed by both houses: Final text of bill agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate which is presented to the Governor-General for assent.

Explanatory memoranda

  • Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
  • Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
  • Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

Circulated by members and senators when they propose to make changes to the bill. For details about the outcome of proposed amendments please refer to either the Votes and Proceedings (House of Representatives) or the Journals (Senate).

Schedules of amendments

Schedules of amendments list amendments agreed to by the second house are communicated to the first house for consideration. Subsequent action by either house may also be included in a schedule.

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