1998-1999-2000

 

 

THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

 

 

THE SENATE

 

 

Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Bill 2000

 

 

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

 

 

 

 

(1)     Clause 10, page 9 (after line 19), after subsection (1), insert:

          (1A)  When the Minister makes an agreement in accordance with the provisions in paragraph (1)(a), (b) or (c ), the Minister must make a copy of that agreement available for public scrutiny prior to its commencement.

(2)     Page 14 (after line 13), at the end of the bill, add:

19  Report to Parliament

                   The Minister, as soon as practicable after the information is available and at least annually, must cause to be laid before each House of the Parliament, a report on:

                     (a)  how funding appropriated under this Act has been distributed, annually, by institution and by State and sector;

                     (b)  all performance information requested and collected, aggregated by State and sector; and

                     (c)  the reasons for any decision to reduce funding to any provider.

 

 

 

 

 

 

HARRY EVANS

Clerk of the Senate

 

 

The Senate

2 November 2000