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Hansard
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BILLS
- Australian Human Rights Commission Amendment (National Children's Commissioner) Bill 2012
- Legislative Instruments Amendment (Sunsetting Measures) Bill 2012
- Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Bill 2012
- Clean Energy Finance Corporation Bill 2012
- Clean Energy Legislation Amendment Bill 2012
- Clean Energy (Customs Tariff Amendment) Bill 2012
- Clean Energy (Excise Tariff Legislation Amendment) Bill 2012
- National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) Bill 2012
- Passenger Movement Charge Amendment Bill 2012
- Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Amendment (Scheme Enhancements) Bill 2012
- Higher Education Support Amendment (Student Contribution Amounts and Other Measures) Bill 2012
- National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (Charges) Bill 2012
- Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Obligations and Prudential Standards) Bill 2012
- Aviation Transport Security Amendment (Screening) Bill 2012
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- DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
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QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
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Afghanistan
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Education Funding
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Economy
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Member for Dobell
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Economy
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Member for Dobell
(Pyne, Christopher, MP, Gillard, Julia, MP)
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- MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE
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ADJOURNMENT
- Olympic Dam
- National Volunteer Week
- Longman Electorate: Volunteers
- Budget
- Gold Coast: Commonwealth Games 2018
- Reid Electorate: Railways
- Friendly Faces Helping Hands
- Public Education Day, Calwell Electorate: Broadmeadows Jobs and Skills Expo
- North West Rail Link
- Australian Public Service
- Tertiary Education
- Petition: Supply of PBS Medicines, Petition: Digital Television Reception in Boolarra and District, Petition: Princes Highway Gippsland Region, Petition: Latrobe Regional Hospital
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Federation Chamber
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CONSTITUENCY STATEMENTS
- Maranoa Electorate: Royal Flying Doctor Service
- Page Electorate: Coal Seam Gas
- Canning Electorate: Building the Education Revolution Program
- Braham, Mr William
- McPherson Electorate: Uniting Church
- Foreign Ownership, Economy
- Pond, Ms Kristy
- Lindsay Electorate: Nepean Athletics Club
- Flynn Electorate: Telecommunications
- National Heart Foundation
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BILLS
- Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2012-2013, Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2012-2013, Appropriation Bill (No. 5) 2011-2012, Appropriation Bill (No. 6) 2011-2012, Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2012-2013
- Parliamentary Counsel and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012
- Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2012-2013, Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2012-2013, Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2012-2013, Appropriation Bill (No. 5) 2011-2012, Appropriation Bill (No. 6) 2011-2012
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Ms BIRD (Cunningham—Parliamentary Secretary for Higher Education and Skills) (10:19): I take this opportunity firstly to thank the members who spoke on the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (Charges) Bill 2012. This government fully recognises the critical role the VET sector plays in building our nation and our society. The challenge is for the VET sector to be responsive to the need for economic growth and increase productivity through skills and the need for a more mobile workforce ready to adapt to changing economic needs across state boundaries.
The Australian Skills Quality Authority began operations on 1 July 2011 as the national regulator for the VET sector. The commencement of ASQA is a great achievement and represents one of the most significant reforms of the VET sector in the past two decades. It has come about through the cooperative effort of state and territory governments and the Australian government as well as real commitment from the VET sector for this reform.
This bill is the final piece of establishing legislation for ASQA and will enable ASQA to implement part of the cost-recovery model recommended by the Council of Australian Governments in December 2009. The cost-recovery arrangements were subject to extensive consultation in 2011, and the proposed fee and charge structure, including the consultation process, is explained in a cost-recovery impact statement which has been publicly available since the commencement of ASQA.
Under the risk assessment process used by ASQA, high-risk registered training organisations assessed as having a greater risk of noncompliance will be monitored more closely. This bill enables ASQA to recover reasonable costs and expenses associated with additional monitoring activities of these organisations, as well as the costs of investigating substantiated complaints. It is important that ASQA is adequately resourced and appropriate that the costs of ensuring a quality VET system are borne by the organisations that benefit from the system.
I note that the Senate Economics Legislation Committee tabled its report on the bill on 10 May 2012 and, having examined the provisions of the bill and the submissions made to the inquiry, recommends that the bill should be passed in its current form. The committee's report raised a couple of issues around the need to ensure transparency and clarity of charges and that regional and rural training providers are not disadvantaged by the charges.
The cost-recovery impact statement clearly articulated the design of the charges and makes it clear that regional and rural providers will not be disadvantaged when compared to their metropolitan counterparts. This bill reflects the government's continued commitment to working with governments and stakeholders to continually improve the quality and consistency of training across the VET sector. A strong, nationally consistent regulatory framework is a key step in achieving this, and I commend the bill to the House.
The DEPUTY SPEAKER ( Ms AE Burke ): The question is that this bill be now read a second time.
Bill read a second time.