Kate Ellis (Adelaide, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Education) Share this | Hansard source

I move amendment (3) circulated in my name:

(3) Page 73 (after line 12), after clause 103, insert:

103A Secretary must publish information relating to operation of the VET Student Loan scheme

(1) The Secretary must publish the following information within 14 days after the end of the period of 6 months beginning on 1 January and 1 July in each year (the reporting period):

(a) the number of approved course providers operating during the reporting period;

(b) for each approved course provider, identified by name:

(i) the number and value of loans approved by the Secretary during the reporting period for students for courses of study offered by the provider; and

(ii) the number of students undertaking courses offered by the provider during the reporting period for which a loan is approved; and

(iii) the number of students undertaking courses offered by the provider for which a loan is approved who have completed those courses during the reporting period; and

(iv) the amount of the tuition fees charged by the provider during the reporting period; and

(v) the amount of those tuition fees that were covered by VET student loans;

(c) any other information in relation to VET student loans prescribed under the rules.

If there is one thing that we have learnt from this debacle, it is that you can never, ever underestimate the incompetence of this government when it comes to this scheme. Let's be very clear: we have seen five ministers in three years sit back and do absolutely nothing as the rorting was allowed to grow, as $3 billion was allowed to be wasted.

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