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representatives vote 2015-11-11#1
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- The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2015-11-09.107.2) introduced by Labor MP [Sharon Bird](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/cunningham/sharon_bird), which means that the motion failed.
- ### What did the motion do?
- Ms Bird MP's motion would have amended an earlier motion that asked for the bill to be read a [second time](http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html). If you read a bill for a second time, it means that you agree with the main idea of the bill and want to discuss it in more detail.
The motion asked for a National Vocational Education & Training (**VET**) [Ombudsman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ombudsman) and an audit of [VET FEE-HELP](http://studyassist.gov.au/sites/studyassist/helppayingmyfees/vet-fee-help/pages/vet-fee-help). See [ABC News](http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-20/only-one-in-three-private-training-providers-fully-compliant/6869174) for more information about why Ms Bird MP may have thought her changes were needed.- The motion asked for a National [Vocational Education & Training](http://www.australia.gov.au/information-and-services/education-and-training/vocational-education-and-training) (**VET**) [Ombudsman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ombudsman) and an audit of [VET FEE-HELP](http://studyassist.gov.au/sites/studyassist/helppayingmyfees/vet-fee-help/pages/vet-fee-help). See [ABC News](http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-20/only-one-in-three-private-training-providers-fully-compliant/6869174) for more information about why Ms Bird MP may have thought her changes were needed.
- ### Motion text
- > *That all words after “That” be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:*
- > *“while not declining to give the bill a second reading, the House calls on the Government to:*
- >> *(1) appoint a National [VET](http://www.australia.gov.au/information-and-services/education-and-training/vocational-education-and-training) [Vocational Education & Training] [Ombudsman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ombudsman) with the power to:*
- >>> *(a) investigate consumer complaints;*
- >>> *(b) order [Registered Training Organisations](http://www.training.com.au/rto/) (RTOs) which have been found to have acted unscrupulously to refund course fees to the student; and*
- >>> *(c) order RTOs to refund the course fee to the Government and have the student’s [VET FEE-HELP](http://studyassist.gov.au/sites/studyassist/helppayingmyfees/vet-fee-help/pages/vet-fee-help) fee waived in cases where the course fees have been paid by the Government and the student has accrued a VET FEE-HELP debt; and*
- >> *(2) support Labor’s call for the [Auditor-General](http://www.anao.gov.au/About-Us) to conduct an audit on the use of VET FEE-HELP.”*
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representatives vote 2015-11-11#1
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Title
Bills — Higher Education Support Amendment (Vet Fee-Help Reform) Bill 2015; Second Reading- Higher Education Support Amendment (Vet Fee-Help Reform) Bill 2015 - Second Reading - VET Ombudsman and audit
Description
<p class='motion-notice motion-notice-truncated'>Long debate text truncated.</p>- The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2015-11-09.107.2) introduced by Labor MP [Sharon Bird](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/cunningham/sharon_bird), which means that the motion failed.
- ### What did the motion do?
- Ms Bird MP's motion would have amended an earlier motion that asked for the bill to be read a [second time](http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html). If you read a bill for a second time, it means that you agree with the main idea of the bill and want to discuss it in more detail.
- The motion asked for a National Vocational Education & Training (**VET**) [Ombudsman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ombudsman) and an audit of [VET FEE-HELP](http://studyassist.gov.au/sites/studyassist/helppayingmyfees/vet-fee-help/pages/vet-fee-help). See [ABC News](http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-20/only-one-in-three-private-training-providers-fully-compliant/6869174) for more information about why Ms Bird MP may have thought her changes were needed.
- ### Motion text
- > *That all words after “That” be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:*
- > *“while not declining to give the bill a second reading, the House calls on the Government to:*
- >> *(1) appoint a National [VET](http://www.australia.gov.au/information-and-services/education-and-training/vocational-education-and-training) [Vocational Education & Training] [Ombudsman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ombudsman) with the power to:*
- >>> *(a) investigate consumer complaints;*
- >>> *(b) order [Registered Training Organisations](http://www.training.com.au/rto/) (RTOs) which have been found to have acted unscrupulously to refund course fees to the student; and*
- >>> *(c) order RTOs to refund the course fee to the Government and have the student’s [VET FEE-HELP](http://studyassist.gov.au/sites/studyassist/helppayingmyfees/vet-fee-help/pages/vet-fee-help) fee waived in cases where the course fees have been paid by the Government and the student has accrued a VET FEE-HELP debt; and*
- >> *(2) support Labor’s call for the [Auditor-General](http://www.anao.gov.au/About-Us) to conduct an audit on the use of VET FEE-HELP.”*
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