Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research) Share this | Hansard source

by leave—I move government amendments (1) to (3) on sheet QF314:

(1)    Clause 15, page 19 (line 20), before “The Minister may”, insert “(1)”.

(2)   Clause 15, page 20 (lines 4 and 5), omit “if a law of the Commonwealth or a State requires the body or authority to be audited—”, substitute “a law of the Commonwealth or a State requires the body or authority to be audited, and the Minister determines that this paragraph applies because”.

(3)   Clause 15, page 20 (after line 8), at the end of the clause, add:

        (2)    A determination made under paragraph (1)(c) is not a legislative instrument, but is a disallowable instrument for the purposes of section 46B of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

These amendments address concerns raised by a number of senators in relation to the government’s commitment to the national school performance and transparency requirements. A central feature of the funding arrangements for the period 2009 through to 2012 is a simpler, strengthened and transparent performance information and reporting framework that will apply equally to non-government and government schools. The government is firmly of the view that such a framework is an essential component of delivering a high-quality education to all Australian children.