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2002-2003
THE PARLIAMENT OF
THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
FUNDING AMENDMENT BILL 2003
EXPLANATORY
MEMORANDUM
(Circulated
by authority of the Minister for Education, Science and Training the Hon Dr
Brendan Nelson MP)
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING FUNDING AMENDMENT
BILL 2003
The Vocational Education and Training Funding Act 1992 (the Act)
provides for the maximum amount of vocational education and training funding for
distribution by the Australian National Training Authority (ANTA) to the States
and Territories for capital and recurrent purposes and for National Projects.
The Australian National Training Authority (ANTA) Agreement between the
Commonwealth, States and Territories sets out planning, accountability and
funding arrangements for Vocational Education and Training (VET).
The
current 2001 to 2003 ANTA Agreement covers the three years ending 31 December
2003. The Government announced its offer to the States and Territories for a
new ANTA Agreement to cover the three years 2004 to 2006 in the 2003-04 Budget.
The 2004 funding amounts inserted by this Bill are consistent with the proposed
new ANTA Agreement.
The Minister determines the amount to be paid to
ANTA, up to the maximum amount set by the Act in any one year.
The
Vocational Education and Training Funding Amendment Bill 2003 would amend the
Act to:
• supplement 2003 funding in line with real price movements
reflected in Treasury indices;
• appropriate general vocational
education and training funding for 2004 (s.9) and additional funding
(s.9AB);
The appropriation for 2004 will also include further funding
under the Australians Working Together policy announced in the 2001-02
Budget and the VET-related elements of the Recognising and Improving the
Capacity of People with a Disability initiative announced in the 2002-03
Budget.
The Bill will increase by $24,432,000 the currently legislated funding
limit for 2003 and will appropriate a funding limit of $1,136,822,000 for 2004
in respect of the general vocational education and training funds. It will also
provide for up to $104,025,000 in additional funding for 2004 for growth in
training places.
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING FUNDING AMENDMENT BILL
2003
NOTES ON CLAUSES
Clause 1 - Short title
Provides for the Act to be cited as
the Vocational Education and Training Funding Amendment Act
2003.
Clause 2 - Commencement
Provides for the Act
to commence on the day on which it receives the Royal
Assent.
Clause 3 - Schedule(s)
Provides that each Act
that is specified in a Schedule is amended or repealed as set out in the
applicable items in the Schedule and that any other item in a Schedule has
effect according to its terms.
Schedule 1 – Amendment of the Vocational Education and Training Funding Act 1992
Vocational Education and Training Funding Act
1992
Item 1 Section 9 (table item dealing with
2003)
Amends the table in section 9 setting out general funds for
allocation by the Australian National Training Authority for particular years by
increasing the funding limit available for 2003 to reflect supplementation for
price movements and inserting the funding limit available for
2004.
Item 2 Subsection 9AB(2) (table item 2)
Amends
the table in subsection 9AB(2) to increase the funding limit for 2003 to reflect
supplementation for price movements and to insert the funding limit for
2004.