Commonwealth Numbered Acts

EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION AND TRAINING ACT 1988 No. 80 of 1988 - SECT 26

26. (1) The functions of the Employment and Skills Formation Council are:

   (a)  to inquire into, and to provide information and advice to the Board
        with respect to, any matter referred to the Council by the Minister or
        the Board, being:

        (i)    a matter relating to employment,
               technical and further education or the formation of skills and,
               in particular, but without limiting the generality of the
               foregoing, a matter relating to:

                (A)  employment policies, programs or services;

                (B)  the general development of
                     technical and further education;

                (C)  the marketing overseas of technical and further education
                     programs developed in Australia;

                (D)  the establishment of the priorities to be given in
                     dealing with the needs of
                     technical and further education institutions or other
                     institutions providing technical and further education in
                     respect of buildings, equipment, staff and other
                     facilities;

                (E)  the funding, planning and implementation of programs
                     aimed at meeting such priorities referred to in
                     sub-subparagraph (D) as have been, or may be,
                     established;

                (F)  the granting of financial assistance by the Commonwealth
                     to technical and further education institutions and other
                     institutions offering technical and further education;

                (G)  policies, programs, or services, for the formation of
                     skills; or

                (H)  the promotion of effective training in the business and
                     industrial sectors; or

        (ii)   any other matter on which information or advice may reasonably
               be required by the Minister or the Board in conjunction with
               information or advice in respect of a matter referred to in
               subparagraph (i);

   (b)  on its own motion, but subject to subsection (2), to inquire into, and
        provide information and advice to the Board with respect to, any
        matter referred to in subparagraph (a) (i) or (ii).

(2) The Council may perform a function under paragraph (1) (b) only if the
performance of that function does not prejudice the performance of its
functions under paragraph (1) (a).