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NATIONAL SKILLS COMMISSIONER BILL 2020

                                       2019 - 2020




               THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA




                                         SENATE




                       NATIONAL SKILLS COMMISSIONER BILL 2020




                    SUPPLEMENTARY EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM




                 Amendments to be moved on behalf of the Government




(Circulated by authority of the Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business,
                              Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash)




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                NATIONAL SKILLS COMMISSIONER BILL 2020
                 Amendments to be moved on behalf of the Government



OUTLINE
These amendments recognise the importance of skills in regional, rural and remote
Australia. Having the National Skills Commissioner's functions explicitly include the provision
of advice in relation to opportunities for these areas will help ensure their unique needs and
challenges are supported by an independent and trusted source of information.



FINANCIAL IMPACT STATEMENT
The amendments will not alter the financial impact of the Bill.




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                    National Skills Commissioner Bill 2020
                 Amendments to be moved on behalf of the Government



NOTES ON CLAUSES



Amendment to clause 5, Part 2

1. Part 2 of the Bill establishes the office of the National Skills Commissioner and sets out
the Commissioner's functions. Clause 5 of the Bill provides a simplified outline of Part 2.
These amendments amend clause 5 to insert the words, ", VET in regional, rural and remote
Australia" after the words "investment in VET". The amendment to clause 5 is consequential
to the amendments made to the Commissioner's functions in clause 7 of the Bill, described
below.


Amendments to clause 7, Part 2

2. Clause 7 of the Bill prescribes the functions of the Commissioner.

3. The two amendments to clause 7 will insert a new subparagraph (vi) into paragraph (1)(a)
of clause 7, listing an additional matter in relation to which the Commissioner is to provide
advice to the Minister or to the Secretary. The Commissioner is to provide advice in relation
to "opportunities to improve access, skills development and choice for regional, rural and
remote Australia in relation to VET".

4. These amendments recognise the importance of skills in regional, rural and remote
Australia.




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