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TOTAL RESULTS: 163
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22 Mar 2012
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research
- Summary
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Enables the National VET Regulator (NVR) (known as the Australian Skills Quality Authority) to impose charges on NVR registered training organisations for conducting compliance audits and investigating complaints about NVR registered training organisaitons.
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10 Feb 2011
- Chamber
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Senate
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Act
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Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
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Further to the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Bill 2010 [2011] and National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2010 [2011], the bill makes consequential amendments to the
Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000
, Higher Education Support Act 2003
and Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Act 2000
to provide that the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator framework interacts with other regulatory frameworks and funding programs.
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26 Nov 2010
- Chamber
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Senate
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Portfolio
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Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
- Summary
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Introduced with the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Bill 2010 [2011], the bill provides for transitional arrangements to: continue existing registrations of vocational education and training providers; continue existing course accreditations; enable certain decisions of the regulator to be reviewed by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal; enable staff of referring state and territory regulators to transfer to the national regulator; continue legal proceedings; and make miscellaneous amendments.
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- Date
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24 Aug 2011
- Chamber
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Senate
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Act
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Portfolio
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Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
- Summary
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In response to issues raised by the Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills and recommendations made by the Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee, the bill amends the
National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011
to: add an objects clause; clarify which laws of the states and territories apply to registered training organisations; clarify the circumstances when the Regulator can amend an accredited course without an application being made by the course owner; ensure that a person is aware of the cancellation of the qualification or statement of attainment before being liable for a civil penalty; limit the use of force; require authorised officers to possess certain experience, training and qualifications; enable information sharing with the Tertiary Education Quality Standards Agency; and make technical amendments.
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26 Nov 2010
- Chamber
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Senate
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Act
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Portfolio
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Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
- Summary
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Introduced with the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2010 [2011], the bill establishes the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator as an independent statutory body to regulate the vocational education and training sector and provides for: registration of training organisations; accreditation of courses; powers to issue and cancel qualifications; investigative powers; enforcement; Commonwealth-State arrangements; terms and conditions of employment, functions and powers of the regulator and two commissioners; staff and consultants; offences and civil penalties; reporting requirements; strategic and annual reporting plans; and the establishment of the Australian Quality Training Framework to provide for national standards for registered training organisations by legislative instrument.
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22 Mar 2012
- Chamber
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Senate
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Act
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Portfolio
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Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
- Summary
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Amends the
National Water Commission Act 2004
to: continue the National Water Commission (NWC) beyond its current sunset date of 30 June 2012; revise the functions and operations of the NWC; close the Australian Water Fund (AWF) Account and remove the NWC’s ability to administer any AWF funds; reduce the number of NWC commissioners to five; provide for a review of the NWC’s performance by the end of 2017, with further reviews every five years; and make technical amendments.
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18 Nov 2004
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Prime Minister
- Summary
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Establishes the National Water Commission as an independent statutory body to: assess the implementation and promotion of the objectives and outcomes of the National Water Initiative Intergovernmental Agreement; and advise the Commonwealth on financial assistance to be provided under the Australian Water Fund. Also contains a regulation-making power.
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11 Sep 1996
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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- Date
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29 Mar 2007
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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Amends the
Native Title Act 1993
, Native Title Amendment Act 1998
and Native Title Amendment Act 2007
in relation to: processes for native title litigation and negotiation; representative Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander bodies; operation of prescribed bodies corporate; and makes amendments consequential to the Legislative Instruments Act 2003
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30 Sep 2010
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Senate
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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Amends the
Native Title Act 1993
to: provide that representative Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander bodies and certain native title claimants may comment or request to be consulted about proposed housing and other services for indigenous communities which may affect native title; apply the principle of non-extinguishment to the proposals; provide for compensation for any acquisition of property; and provide for a 10-year sunset period.
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