Pat Farmer (Macarthur, Liberal Party, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education, Science and Training) Share this | Hansard source

by leave—I present a supplementary explanatory memorandum to the Higher Education Support Amendment (Extending FEE-HELP for VET Diploma and VET Advanced Diploma Courses) Bill 2007 and move:

(1)   Clause 1, page 1 (lines 6 and 7), omit “and VET Advanced Diploma”, substitute “, Advanced Diploma, Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate”.

(2)    Schedule 1, item 5, page 3 (line 22), omit “7-1”, substitute “6-1”.

(3)    Schedule 1, item 17, page 11 (line 9), omit “7-1”, substitute “6-1”.

(4)    Schedule 1, item 17, page 47 (after line 4), after subclause 80(2), insert:

     (2A)    If the student is seeking ^*VET FEE-HELP assistance for a ^*VET unit of study, he or she does not meet the tax file number requirements for the assistance unless he or she complies with subclause (1) on or before the ^*census date for the unit.

(5)    Schedule 1, item 18, page 57 (lines 8 and 9), omit “^*VET Diploma or ^*VET Advanced Diploma”, substitute “VET Diploma, VET Advanced Diploma, VET Graduate Diploma or VET Graduate Certificate”.

(6)    Schedule 1, item 38, page 61 (lines 4 and 5), omit “or a ^*VET advanced diploma”, substitute “, a ^*VET advanced diploma, a ^*VET graduate diploma or a ^*VET graduate certificate”.

(7)    Schedule 1, page 62 (after line 7), after item 45, insert:

45A  Clause 1 of Schedule 1

Insert:

VET graduate certificate means a qualification:

             (a)    at the level of graduate certificate in the Australian Qualifications Framework; and

             (b)    that meets the guidelines for a VET award as set out in the Australian Qualifications Framework Implementation Handbook.

45B  Clause 1 of Schedule 1

Insert:

VET graduate diploma means a qualification:

             (a)    at the level of graduate diploma in the Australian Qualifications Framework; and

             (b)    that meets the guidelines for a VET award as set out in the Australian Qualifications Framework Implementation Handbook.

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