Footnotes

Inquiry into the provisions of the Trade Support Loans Bill 2014 and a related bill

[1]        See Australian Government, Budget 2014–15: Budget Paper No. 2, May 2014, p. 162.

[2]        Journals of the Senate, 2013–14, no. 29 (15 May 2014), p. 821. The resolution did not apply to appropriation bills or bills with commencement clauses providing only for the legislation to commence on Royal Assent.

[3]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 34.

[4]        Namely, the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936, Income Tax Assessment Act 1997, Taxation Administration Act 1953 and Taxation (Interest on Overpayments and Early Payments) Act 1983.

[5]        In the 2014–15 Budget it was indicated that the loans would be available to apprentices undertaking 'a Certificate III or IV qualification that leads to an occupation on the National Skills Needs List'. See Australian Government, Budget 2014–15: Budget Paper No. 2,
May 2014, p. 172.

[6]        TSL Bill, subclauses 8(1) and 8(2).

[7]        The TSL Bill would allow the rules to determine the instalment period that would apply to a person. The TSL Bill provides six possible instalment periods that the rules must choose from: a week, a fortnight, a month, three months, six months or a year. TSL Bill, subclauses 10(2) and (3). In his second reading speech, the Minister indicated that the payments would be monthly in arrears. The Hon Ian Macfarlane MP, Proof House of Representatives Hansard, 4 June 2014, p. 2. 

[8]        The Hon Ian Macfarlane MP, Proof House of Representatives Hansard, 4 June 2014, p. 2.

[9]        TSL Bill, clause 99.

[10]      TSL Bill, clauses 9 and 99.

[11]      The Hon Ian Macfarlane MP, Proof House of Representatives Hansard, 4 June 2014, p. 2.

[12]      The Minister noted that 20 per cent of trade apprentices drop out by the end of their first year and 30 per cent by the end of the second year. The overall apprenticeship completion rate is currently around 50 per cent. The Hon Ian Macfarlane MP, Proof House of Representatives Hansard, 4 June 2014, p. 2.

[13]      See TSL Bill, clause 31.

[14]      See Higher Education Support Act 2003, s. 140-5.

[15]      TSL Bill, clause 28.

[16]      TSL Bill, clauses 31 and 33 (for HELP, see Higher Education Support Act 2003, ss. 140-10 and 140-15).

[17]      Australian Government, Budget 2014–15: Budget Paper No. 2, May 2014, p. 78.

[18]      Australian Apprenticeships Centres are bodies 'contracted by the Australian Government to provide one-stop shops for those seeking to hire Australian Apprentices [also known as apprenticeships and traineeships] or to take up an Australian Apprenticeship as a career path'. Department of Industry, 'Australian Apprenticeships Centres', www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au/australian-apprenticeships-centres (accessed 6 June 2014).

[19]      Australian Government, Budget 2014–15: Budget Paper No. 2, May 2014, p. 173.

[20]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 6.

[21]      Department of Industry, 'Trade Support Loans', www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au/trade-support-loans (accessed 6 June 2014).

[22]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 25.

[23]      Taxation Administration Act 1953, subdivision BA.

[24]      Crimes Act 1914, s. 3.

[25]      Higher Education Support Act 2003, s. 179-30.

[26]      In the Higher Education Support Act, an 'officer' is defined to include Commonwealth officers and officers of higher education providers, Open Universities Australia and Tertiary Admission Centres.

[27]      Higher Education Support Act 2003, s. 179-10.

[28]      Department of Industry, 'Trade Support Loans', www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au/trade-support-loans (accessed 6 June 2014).

[29]      Master Plumbers & Mechanical Contractors Association of New South Wales, Submission 1, p. 5.

[30]      MPMCA, Submission 1, p. 3.

[31]      The MPMCA noted that the loans under the TSL programme could allow apprentices that have to travel long distances to buy a newer or safer car, or could provide assistance with living costs and costs associated with relocating in order to undertake an apprenticeship. Submission 1, p. 5.

[32]      MPMCA, Submission 1, p. 5.

[33]      MPMCA, Submission 1, p. 5.

[34]      Restaurant & Catering Australia, Submission 7, p. 2.

[35]      Sarina Russo Apprenticeships, Submission 2, p. 2.

[36]      Master Plumbers and Gasfitters Association of Western Australia, Submission 5, p. 1.

[37]      The Institute argued that auctioneers, property managers, real estate agent and real estate sales persons have been classified as being 'skills in demand' by the Construction and Property Services Skills Council. See Real Estate Institute of Australia, Submission 3, pp. 2–4.

[38]      National Electrical and Communications Association, Submission 6, p. 1.

[39]      Australian Council of Trade Unions, Submission 4, p. 2.

[40]      Australian Council of Trade Unions, Submission 4, p. 4.

[41]      See Australian Council of Trade Unions, Submission 4, pp 6–8.

[42]      Australian Council of Trade Unions, Submission 4, p. 9.

[43]      Australian Council of Trade Unions, Submission 4, pp 9–10.

[44]      Australian Council of Trade Unions, Submission 4, p. 10.