22nd Jun 2017, 7:36 PM – Senate Australian Education Amendment Bill 2017 - in Committee - Limiting commitments

The majority voted against amendments introduced by South Australian Senator Cory Bernardi (Australian Conservatives), which means they failed.

Senator Bernardi explained that:

The amendments I have proposed here are that the funding will be allocated in accordance with the government's own projections over the forward estimates—in fact, slightly further on than that because we are already into the first year. Basically, they say: 'Yes, the funding is there for the next four years. Then, if you want more funding to pursue it, come back to the parliament and resubmit it again and have the discussion again about the best way forward.'

Amendment text

Clause 2, page 2 (table item 4), omit "176", substitute "181".

Schedule 1, page 37 (after line 26), at the end of the Schedule, add:

Part 4—Limiting commitments

177 Subsections 67(2) and 69A(1) (note 2)

Repeal the note.

178 Subsections 112(3) to (5)

Omit "section 126", substitute "subsection 126(1)".

179 Section 126

Before "The Consolidated Revenue Fund", insert "(1)".

180 Section 126

After "for a year", insert "commencing before 1 January 2022".

181 At the end of section 126

Add:

(2) Payments of financial assistance under this Act to a State or Territory for a year commencing on or after 1 January 2022 are to be made out of money appropriated by the Parliament by another Act.