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senate vote 2020-06-18#16
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Title
Bills — National Skills Commissioner Bill 2020; Second Reading- National Skills Commissioner Bill 2020 - Second Reading - Advisory committees—TAFE body representative
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<p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p><p>In accordance with the resolution agreed to earlier today, I will now put the questions required to dispose of the remaining items of business in that order. I will deal first with the National Skills Commissioner Bill 2020. The question is that the bill be read a second time.</p><p>Question agreed to.</p>- The same number of senators voted for and against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2020-06-18.195.4) introduced by NSW Senator [Mehreen Faruqi](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/nsw/mehreen_faruqi) (Greens), which means it failed.
- ### Amendment text
- > *(1) Clause 9, page 6 (after line 16), after subclause (3), insert:*
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- > *Requirement for vocational education and training representative*
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- > *(3A) There must be at least one member of each advisory committee who is employed by or is a representative of a body established to provide vocational education or training under one of the following:*
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- >> *(a) the Technical and Further Education Commission Act 1990 (NSW);*
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- >> *(b) the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic.);*
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- >> *(c) the TAFE Queensland Act 2013 (Qld);*
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- >> *(d) the Vocational Education and Training Act 1996 (WA);*
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- >> *(e) the TAFE SA Act 2012 (SA);*
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- >> *(f) the Training and Workforce Development Act 2013 (Tas.);*
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- >> *(g) the Canberra Institute of Technology Act 1987 (ACT);*
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- >> *(h) the Charles Darwin University Act 2003 (NT).*
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- > *Note: To avoid doubt, a member appointed by the Minister under paragraph (h) must be employed by, or a representative of, the University in relation to its function of providing trade, technical or other vocational education.*
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- > *[advisory committees—TAFE body representative]*
<p>Bill read a second time.</p> <p class="speaker">Mathias Cormann</p><p>I table a supplementary memorandum relating to the government amendments to this bill.</p> <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p><p>The question is that the amendments on sheet QP108 circulated by the government be agreed to.</p><p class="italic"> <i>Government's circulated amendments—</i></p><p class="italic">(1) Clause 5, page 4 (line 11), after "investment in VET", insert ", VET in regional, rural and remote Australia".</p><p class="italic">[functions]</p><p class="italic">(2) Clause 7, page 5 (line 4), omit "and".</p><p class="italic">[functions]</p><p class="italic">(3) Clause 7, page 5 (after line 4), at the end of paragraph (1) (a), add:</p><p class="italic">(vi) opportunities to improve access, skills development and choice for regional, rural and remote Australia in relation to VET; and</p><p class="italic">[functions]</p><p>Question agreed to.</p><p>I will now deal with the amendments circulated by the Australian Greens.</p> <p class="speaker">Mehreen Faruqi</p><p>Our amendment on sheet 8975 is very similar to the government amendment which has just passed, and it was one that Dr Helen Haines introduced in the other place. I seek leave to withdraw that amendment.</p><p>Leave granted.</p> <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p><p>The question now is that the amendment on sheet 8977 revised, circulated by the Australian Greens, be agreed to.</p><p class="italic"><i>Australian Greens' circulated amendment—</i></p><p class="italic">(1) Clause 9, page 6 (after line 16), after subclause (3), insert:</p><p class="italic"> <i>Requirement for vocational education and training representative</i></p><p class="italic">(3A) There must be at least one member of each advisory committee who is employed by or is a representative of a body established to provide vocational education or training under one of the following:</p><p class="italic">(a) the <i>Technical and Further Education Commission Act 1990</i> (NSW);</p><p class="italic">(b) the <i>Education and Training Reform Act 2006</i> (Vic.);</p><p class="italic">(c) the <i>TAFE Queensland Act 2013</i> (Qld);</p><p class="italic">(d) the <i>Vocational Education and Training Act 1996</i> (WA);</p><p class="italic">(e) the <i>TAFE SA Act 2012</i> (SA);</p><p class="italic">(f) the <i>Training and Workforce Development Act 2013</i> (Tas.);</p><p class="italic">(g) the <i>Canberra Institute of Technology Act 1987</i> (ACT);</p><p class="italic">(h) the <i>Charles Darwin University Act 2003</i> (NT).</p><p class="italic">Note: To avoid doubt, a member appointed by the Minister under paragraph (h) must be employed by, or a representative of, the University in relation to its function of providing trade, technical or other vocational education.</p><p class="italic">[advisory committees—TAFE body representative]</p>
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