Victorian Numbered Acts

EDUCATION AND TRAINING REFORM AMENDMENT (SKILLS) ACT 2010 (NO. 71 OF 2010)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  

   PART 2--PRINCIPLES

   3.      Principles underlying the Government education and training system  

   PART 3--EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROVIDERS

           Division 1--Registration of providers

   4.      Definitions  
   5.      Functions of Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority  
   6.      Membership of Authority  
   7.      Delegation of Authority's functions to TVET  
   8.      School sector registration  
   9.      New section 4.3.9A inserted  
   10.     Registration of education and training organisations  
   11.     National registration  
   12.     New section 4.3.12A inserted  
   13.     Application of Division  
   14.     New section 4.3.15 substituted  
   15.     Decision about registration under Division 4 of Part 4.3  
   16.     Conditions on registration  
   17.     New section 4.3.18A inserted  
   18.     Amending, suspending or cancelling registration  
   19.     New section 4.3.21A inserted  
   20.     Accreditation of a course or part of a course  
   21.     Who can issue qualifications  
   22.     Registration of education and training organisations  
   23.     Definition of education or training provider  

           Division 2--Single purpose entity requirements for RTOs providing courses to overseas students

   24.     Approval to provide courses for overseas students  
   25.     Suspension or cancellation of approval  

           Division 3--Single purpose entity registration requirements for RTOs

   26.     Single purpose entity requirement  
   27.     Grounds for suspension and cancellation  
   28.     Approval to provide courses to overseas students  

           Division 4--Complaint handling

   29.     Interpretation  
   30.     Complaint handling process  
   31.     New Part 4.6A inserted  

           Division 5--Complaint handling and dispute resolution

   32.     Substitution of heading to Part 4.6A  
   33.     New sections 4.6A.5A, 4.6A.5B and 4.6A.5C inserted  
   34.     New Schedule 7 inserted  

           Division 6--Fair contract terms

   35.     New section 4.3.29A inserted  
   36.     New item 8B inserted in Schedule 5  

           Division 7--Monitoring and enforcement

   37.     New sections 4.7.10 to 4.7.12 inserted in Part 4.7  
   38.     New Division heading inserted  
   39.     Authorised Officers  
   40.     Identification  
   41.     New section 5.8.2A inserted  
   42.     New Division heading and section 5.8.2B inserted  
   43.     Powers of authorised officers  
   44.     New Division 3 of Part 5.8 inserted  
   45.     New Division heading inserted  
   46.     Section 5.8.4 substituted  
   47.     Offences by a body corporate  
   48.     New section 5.8.7A inserted  

           Division 8--Regulation-making powers

   49.     Amendments to regulation-making powers  

           Division 9--Reserve step-in powers

   50.     New Division 7 inserted in Part 4.3  

   PART 4--POST-SCHOOL EDUCATION AND TRAINING

           Division 1--Victorian Skills Commission

   51.     Functions of the Commission  
   52.     Functions of the Commission as State Training Authority  
   53.     Members  

           Division 2--TAFE institutes

   54.     Incorporation of TAFE institute boards  
   55.     Functions of TAFE institute boards  
   56.     Powers of TAFE institute boards  
   57.     Board directorship  
   58.     Removal of directors  
   59.     New sections 3.1.18A to 3.1.18D inserted  

           Division 3--Use of terms "TAFE" and "technical and further education"

   60.     New sections 3.1.26A and 3.1.26B inserted  

           Division 4--Adult, community and further education

   61.     Functions of the Board  
   62.     Consultation and financial powers  
   63.     Repeal of section 3.3.8  
   64.     Repeal of section 3.3.9  
   65.     Delegations by the Board  
   66.     Delegations by the General Manager  
   67.     Functions of Regional Councils  
   68.     Accountability  
   69.     Employment of staff  

   PART 5--TRANSITIONAL AND SAVINGS PROVISIONS

   70.     New section 6.1.19 inserted  

   PART 6--AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS

           Division 1--Amendments to other Acts

   71.     Amendments to University Acts  
   72.     Statute law revision amendments  

           Division 2--Repeal of amending Act

   73.     Repeal of amending Act  
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