Skills Australia Amendment (Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency) Bill 2012

Type: Government
Portfolio: Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Passed Both Houses
Parliament no: 43
Summary: Establishes the Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency by amending the
Skills Australia Act 2008
to: amend the long and short titles of the Act to rename Skills Australia to the Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency; broaden the object of the Act to include the provision of advice on the allocation of Commonwealth industry skills and workforce development funding; broaden the functions of the agency in relation to its research, analysis and advisory role; increase the size of the agency from seven to 10 members; expand the current membership criteria; and make consequential amendments.

Progress

House of Representatives
22 Mar 2012	Introduced and read a first time
22 Mar 2012	Second reading moved
22 May 2012	Second reading debate
22 May 2012	Second reading agreed to
22 May 2012	Third reading agreed to

Senate
18 Jun 2012	Introduced and read a first time
18 Jun 2012	Second reading moved
19 Jun 2012	Second reading debate
19 Jun 2012	Second reading agreed to
19 Jun 2012	Third reading agreed to

19 Jun 2012	Text of bill as passed both Houses
27 Jun 2012	Assent Act no.: 69 Year: 2012

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading
As passed by both houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

No documents at present

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Committee Information

No documents at present

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (22/03/2012): Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee; Committee report (10/05/2012)

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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

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Schedules of amendments

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