Western Australian Current 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