VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING ACT 1996

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART 1 -- Preliminary  

• 1 Short title
 
• 2 Commencement
 
• 3 Application to Crown
 
• 4 Objects
 
• 5 Terms used
 
• 6 Vocational education and training provided by a school or university

PART 2 -- Coordination of the State vocational education and training system

Division 1A -- VET (WA) Ministerial Corporation  

• 7A Body corporate continued
 
• 7B Status and purpose
 
• 7 Execution of documents

Division 1 -- The Minister  

• 8 Functions of the Minister
 
• 9 Powers of the Minister
 
• 10 Delegation by Minister
 
• 11 Minister may give directions
 
• 12 Directions to schools and universities providing vocational education and training
 
• 13 Minister may issue guidelines
 
• 14 Minister to have access to information

Division 2 -- Financial matters  

• 17 Minister may lend money
 
• 17A Borrowing by the Minister
 
• 17B Moneys to be credited and charged to agency special purpose account
 
• 17C Guarantee by the Treasurer
 
• 17D Payments under guarantee

PART 3 -- The State Training Board  

• 18 Establishment of Board
 
• 19 Constitution of the Board
 
• 20 Further provisions relating to the Board
 
• 21 Functions of the Board
 
• 22 Powers of the Board
 
• 23 Committees of the Board
 
• 24 Annual report of Board

PART 4 -- The Training Accreditation Council  

• 25 Establishment of Council
 
• 26 Further provisions relating to Council
 
• 27 Functions of the Council
 
• 28 Delegation by the Council
 
• 29 Committees of the Council
 
• 30 Annual report of Council
 
• 31 Council may provide information to others

PART 5 -- Colleges

Division 1 -- Establishment and functions of colleges  

• 35 Establishment of colleges
 
• 36 Constitution of colleges
 
• 37 Functions of a college
 
• 38 Vacation periods

Division 2 -- Governing councils  

• 39 Governing council
 
• 40 Further provisions relating to governing councils
 
• 41 Interim governing councils
 
• 42 Functions of a governing council
 
• 43 Strategic plans
 
• 44A Annual business plans
 
• 44 By-laws
 
• 45 Delegation by governing council
 
• 46 Managing director
 
• 47 College employees

Division 3 -- Financial provisions  

• 48 Funds of a college
 
• 49 Use of a college’s funds
 
• 50 College accounts
 
• 51 Power to borrow
 
• 52 Power to invest
 
• 53 Minister may direct transfer of college’s funds
 
• 54 Application of Financial Management Act 2006 and Auditor General Act 2006

Division 4 -- Failure of governing council to operate efficiently etc.  

• 55 Minister may take action where governing council fails to operate efficiently etc.
 
• 56 Order assuming functions or appointing administrator

Division 5 -- Miscellaneous matters  

• 57A Closure of college, consequences of

PART 6 -- Other vocational education and training institutions  

• 57 Minister may establish other vocational education and training institutions

PART 7A -- Regulation of the provision of some vocational education and training

Division 1 -- General matters  

• 58A Offences
 
• 58B Council may register training providers
 
• 58C Council may accredit courses
 
• 58D Council may inquire into training providers and courses
 
• 58E Council may cancel certain qualifications
 
• 58F When Council’s decisions have effect

Division 2 -- Appeals against the Council’s decisions  

• 58G Appeals against the Council’s decisions
 
• 58H Board to establish review panels
 
• 58I Reference back to Council
 
• 58J Determination of appeal

Division 3 -- Miscellaneous matters  

• 58 Regulations for this Part

PART 7 -- Obtaining prescribed VET qualifications and approved VET qualifications

Division 1 -- Preliminary matters  

• 60A Terms used
 
• 60B Inconsistency with industrial relations laws, awards etc.
 
• 60C Classification of prescribed VET qualifications
 
• 60D Offences

Division 2 -- Qualifying by doing an apprenticeship  

• 60E Training contracts
 
• 60F Registration of training contracts
 
• 60G Terminating training contracts
 
• 60H Consequences of training contracts ceasing to have effect

Division 3 -- Qualifying by demonstrating competence  

• 60I Conferring prescribed VET qualifications to competent persons

Division 4 -- Miscellaneous matters  

• 60 Regulations for this Part

PART 8A -- Enforcement matters  

• 61A VET inspectors, appointment of
 
• 61B VET inspectors’ powers
 
• 61C Entry warrant for a place
 
• 61D Consequences of investigations
 
• 61 Evidentiary matters

PART 8 -- Miscellaneous  

• 63 Remuneration of members of Board, Council etc.
 
• 64 Protection from liability
 
• 67 Regulations
 
• 68 Transitional provisions (Sch. 2)
 
• 69 Transitional regulations
 
• 70 Review of Act
• SCHEDULE 1 -- Provisions relating to the board, the council and governing councils  
• SCHEDULE 2 -- Transitional provisions