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  • National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2010 [2011]

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    Date
    26 Nov 2010 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 
    Summary
    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. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Bill 2010 [2011]

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    Date
    26 Nov 2010 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 
    Summary
    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. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • National Skills Commissioner Bill 2020

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    Date
    14 May 2020 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Education, Skills and Employment 
    Summary
    Establishes the office of the National Skills Commissioner to provide advice and collect, analyse, share and publish data on Australia’s workforce skills needs, efficient prices for vocational education and training (VET) courses, the public and private return on government investment in VET and other matters relating to the VET system. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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

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    Date
    13 Feb 2020 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Education, Skills and Employment 
    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. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Amendment (Strengthening Quality and Integrity in Vocational Education and Training No. 1) Bill 2024

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    Date
    07 Feb 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Employment and Workplace Relations 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011
    in relation to: the automatic lapse of a registered training organisation (RTO); preventing an RTO from adding new courses to its scope of registration in the first 2 years of registration; increasing the period within which the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator can conduct an internal review of decisions; the order of initial applications for registration; suspension of applications for registration; offence and civil penalty provisions for false and misleading representations made by RTOs; and an increase in penalty units; and
    National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (Transitional Provisions) Act 2011
    to provide for transitional arrangements. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (Repeal, Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2005

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    Date
    11 Aug 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Employment and Workplace Relations 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Australian Workplace Safety Standards Bill 2005, the bill: repeals the
    National Occupational Health and Safety Commission Act 1985
    , thus abolishing the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (which will be replaced by the Australian Safety and Compensation Council); and makes consequential and transitional changes to 4 other Acts. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Amendment Bill 2019

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    Date
    04 Dec 2019 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011
    in relation to: registration requirements, conditions and decision timings relating to National VET Regulator (NVR) registered training organisations (NVR RTOs); notification requirements for NVR RTOs in relation to changes to the operation of an NVR RTO or events likely to significantly affect an NVR RTO's ability to comply with the VET Quality Framework; reviewable decisions made by the delegate of the NVR; compliance standards and conditions for accredited courses; preparation and publication of audit reports by the NVR; electronic sharing and publication of information authorised by the NVR; information that the NVR is required to enter on the National Register; the NVR's powers to request documents in electronic form, use of enforceable undertakings and to allow for regulatory decisions to be stayed while under reconsideration; cancellation of VET qualifications and statements of attainment; the minister’s powers to issue directions to, and determine certain fees charged by, the NVR; certain offence provisions relating to the delivery of a VET course; processes for the appointment of acting Commissioners, the Deputy Chief Commissioner and the Chief Commissioner of the NVR; and the NVR's annual operational and corporate plans; and to make a number of technical amendments; and
    National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (Transitional Provisions) Act 2011
    to provide for transitional arrangements. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • National Water Commission (Abolition) Bill 2015

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    25 Sep 2014 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Environment 
    Summary
    The bill: repeals the
    National Water Commission Act 2004
    to abolish the National Water Commission; amends the
    Water Act 2007
    to transfer certain functions to the Productivity Commission; and provides for transitional arrangements. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • National Environment Protection Council Amendment Bill 2002

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    Date
    26 Jun 2002 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Environment and Heritage 
    Summary
    Amends the
    National Environment Protection Council Act 1994
    to: simplify the process for making minor variations to National Environment Protection Measures; require 5 yearly reviews of the Act; and allow the NEPC Service Corporation to provide support and assistance to other ministerial councils. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • National Environment Protection Measures (Implementation) Bill 1998

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    25 Nov 1998 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Environment and Heritage portfolio 

    Bill

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