Western Australian Consolidated Acts

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  
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