SKILLING AUSTRALIA'S WORKFORCE ACT 2005 NO. 106, 2005

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

• 1 Short title  
• 2 Commencement  
• 3 Interpretation  
• 4 Objects  

PART 2--GRANTS TO STATES: CAPITAL EXPENDITURE AND RECURRENT EXPENDITURE

Division 1--General provisions

• 5 Minister may make determinations authorising payments  
• 6 Allocation of financial assistance by Ministerial Council  
• 7 Agreements with States in relation to vocational education and training a precondition for payment of financial assistance  
• 8 Payments subject to conditions  

Division 2--Statutory conditions

• 9 Conditions of grants—general  
• 10 Condition of grant—payments to be spent for vocational education and training  
• 11 Condition of grant—maximising choice for employers and new apprentices  
• 12 Condition of grant—workplace reforms  
• 13 Condition of grant—competence-based training  
• 14 Condition of grant—increased utilisation of publicly funded training infrastructure  
• 15 Condition of grant—payments for capital expenditure  
• 16 Condition of grant—role of State Training Authorities  
• 17 Condition of grant—providing advice about vocational education and training  
• 18 Condition of grant—overseas students  
• 19 Condition of grant—recreational pursuits  

Division 3--Conditions of the Skilling Australia's Workforce Agreement

• 20 Matters to which conditions of the Skilling Australia's Workforce Agreement must relate  

Division 4--Conditions of bilateral agreements

• 21 When an agreement complies with this Division  
• 22 Certifying that payments duly spent or committed  
• 23 Reports about financial expenditure  
• 24 Reporting on performance  
• 25 Conditions about reporting  
• 26 Agreement may specify other conditions  

PART 3--GRANTS FOR STRATEGIC NATIONAL INITIATIVES

• 27 Minister may make determinations authorising payments  
• 28 Allocation of financial assistance by Ministerial Council  
• 29 Precondition of payments for strategic national initiatives  
• 30 Conditions of payment  
• 31 Application of this Part to notional payments  

PART 4--REPAYMENTS

• 32 Statutory condition or condition of agreement not fulfilled  
• 33 Overpayments  
• 34 Minister's power if amount repayable  
• 35 Amount payable to the Commonwealth is a debt  
• 36 Determinations requiring repayments  

PART 5--AMOUNTS OF PAYMENTS

• 37 Limit on payments  

PART 6--MISCELLANEOUS

• 38 Minister may determine amounts and times of payment of financial assistance  
• 39 Payment reduced for false or misleading statement  
• 40 Appropriation  
• 41 Authority to borrow  
• 42 Determinations etc.  
• 43 Delegation  
• 44 Annual national report  
• 45 Presentation of agreement to Parliament  
• 46 Publication of agreement on Internet  
• 47 Regulations