EDUCATION AND TRAINING REFORM AMENDMENT (SKILLS) ACT 2010 (NO. 71 OF 2010)

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

• 1 Purposes  
• 2 Commencement  

PART 2--PRINCIPLES

• 3 Principles underlying the Government education and training system  

PART 3--EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROVIDERS

Division 1--Registration of providers

• 4 Definitions  
• 5 Functions of Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority  
• 6 Membership of Authority  
• 7 Delegation of Authority's functions to TVET  
• 8 School sector registration  
• 9 New section 4.3.9A inserted  
• 10 Registration of education and training organisations  
• 11 National registration  
• 12 New section 4.3.12A inserted  
• 13 Application of Division  
• 14 New section 4.3.15 substituted  
• 15 Decision about registration under Division 4 of Part 4.3  
• 16 Conditions on registration  
• 17 New section 4.3.18A inserted  
• 18 Amending, suspending or cancelling registration  
• 19 New section 4.3.21A inserted  
• 20 Accreditation of a course or part of a course  
• 21 Who can issue qualifications  
• 22 Registration of education and training organisations  
• 23 Definition of education or training provider  

Division 2--Single purpose entity requirements for RTOs providing courses to overseas students

• 24 Approval to provide courses for overseas students  
• 25 Suspension or cancellation of approval  

Division 3--Single purpose entity registration requirements for RTOs

• 26 Single purpose entity requirement  
• 27 Grounds for suspension and cancellation  
• 28 Approval to provide courses to overseas students  

Division 4--Complaint handling

• 29 Interpretation  
• 30 Complaint handling process  
• 31 New Part 4.6A inserted  

Division 5--Complaint handling and dispute resolution

• 32 Substitution of heading to Part 4.6A  
• 33 New sections 4.6A.5A, 4.6A.5B and 4.6A.5C inserted  
• 34 New Schedule 7 inserted  

Division 6--Fair contract terms

• 35 New section 4.3.29A inserted  
• 36 New item 8B inserted in Schedule 5  

Division 7--Monitoring and enforcement

• 37 New sections 4.7.10 to 4.7.12 inserted in Part 4.7  
• 38 New Division heading inserted  
• 39 Authorised Officers  
• 40 Identification  
• 41 New section 5.8.2A inserted  
• 42 New Division heading and section 5.8.2B inserted  
• 43 Powers of authorised officers  
• 44 New Division 3 of Part 5.8 inserted  
• 45 New Division heading inserted  
• 46 Section 5.8.4 substituted  
• 47 Offences by a body corporate  
• 48 New section 5.8.7A inserted  

Division 8--Regulation-making powers

• 49 Amendments to regulation-making powers  

Division 9--Reserve step-in powers

• 50 New Division 7 inserted in Part 4.3  

PART 4--POST-SCHOOL EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Division 1--Victorian Skills Commission

• 51 Functions of the Commission  
• 52 Functions of the Commission as State Training Authority  
• 53 Members  

Division 2--TAFE institutes

• 54 Incorporation of TAFE institute boards  
• 55 Functions of TAFE institute boards  
• 56 Powers of TAFE institute boards  
• 57 Board directorship  
• 58 Removal of directors  
• 59 New sections 3.1.18A to 3.1.18D inserted  

Division 3--Use of terms "TAFE" and "technical and further education"

• 60 New sections 3.1.26A and 3.1.26B inserted  

Division 4--Adult, community and further education

• 61 Functions of the Board  
• 62 Consultation and financial powers  
• 63 Repeal of section 3.3.8  
• 64 Repeal of section 3.3.9  
• 65 Delegations by the Board  
• 66 Delegations by the General Manager  
• 67 Functions of Regional Councils  
• 68 Accountability  
• 69 Employment of staff  

PART 5--TRANSITIONAL AND SAVINGS PROVISIONS

• 70 New section 6.1.19 inserted  

PART 6--AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS

Division 1--Amendments to other Acts

• 71 Amendments to University Acts  
• 72 Statute law revision amendments  

Division 2--Repeal of amending Act

• 73 Repeal of amending Act  
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