National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Amendment (Governance and Other Matters) Bill 2020

Type: Government
Portfolio: Education, Skills and Employment
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 46

Summary

Amends the: National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 to: amend the governance structure of the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator by replacing the existing Chief Commissioner/Chief Executive Officer and two commissioners with a single independent statutory office holder; establish the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Advisory Council; include information sharing arrangements that support the use of data collected by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research; and make amendments contingent on the commencement of the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Amendment Act 2020; National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (Transitional Provisions) Act 2001 to provide for transitional and application arrangements; and Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000, Higher Education Support Act 2003, National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (Charges) Act 2012 and VET Student Loans Act 2016 to make consequential amendments.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	13 Feb 2020
Second reading moved	13 Feb 2020
Second reading debate	12 May 2020
Second reading debate	15 Jun 2020
Second reading debate	16 Jun 2020
Second reading debate	17 Jun 2020
Second reading agreed to	17 Jun 2020
Third reading agreed to	17 Jun 2020

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	17 Jun 2020
Second reading moved	17 Jun 2020
Second reading debate	24 Aug 2020
Second reading agreed to	24 Aug 2020
Committee of the Whole debate	24 Aug 2020
Third reading agreed to	24 Aug 2020


Finally passed both Houses	24 Aug 2020
Assent Act no: 77 Year: 2020	03 Sep 2020

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Opposition [sheet 8900 revised]
KENEALLY, Sen Kristina

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Notes

Considered by scrutiny committee (26/02/2020): Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights; Report 4 of 2020
Considered by scrutiny committee (26/02/2020): Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills; Scrutiny Digest 4 of 2020
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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