Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SKILLING AUSTRALIA'S WORKFORCE ACT 2005 NO. 106, 2005

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Interpretation  
   4.      Objects  

   PART 2--GRANTS TO STATES: CAPITAL EXPENDITURE AND RECURRENT EXPENDITURE

           Division 1--General provisions

   5.      Minister may make determinations authorising payments  
   6.      Allocation of financial assistance by Ministerial Council  
   7.      Agreements with States in relation to vocational education and training a precondition for payment of financial assistance  
   8.      Payments subject to conditions  

           Division 2--Statutory conditions

   9.      Conditions of grants—general  
   10.     Condition of grant—payments to be spent for vocational education and training  
   11.     Condition of grant—maximising choice for employers and new apprentices  
   12.     Condition of grant—workplace reforms  
   13.     Condition of grant—competence-based training  
   14.     Condition of grant—increased utilisation of publicly funded training infrastructure  
   15.     Condition of grant—payments for capital expenditure  
   16.     Condition of grant—role of State Training Authorities  
   17.     Condition of grant—providing advice about vocational education and training  
   18.     Condition of grant—overseas students  
   19.     Condition of grant—recreational pursuits  

           Division 3--Conditions of the Skilling Australia's Workforce Agreement

   20.     Matters to which conditions of the Skilling Australia's Workforce Agreement must relate  

           Division 4--Conditions of bilateral agreements

   21.     When an agreement complies with this Division  
   22.     Certifying that payments duly spent or committed  
   23.     Reports about financial expenditure  
   24.     Reporting on performance  
   25.     Conditions about reporting  
   26.     Agreement may specify other conditions  

   PART 3--GRANTS FOR STRATEGIC NATIONAL INITIATIVES

   27.     Minister may make determinations authorising payments  
   28.     Allocation of financial assistance by Ministerial Council  
   29.     Precondition of payments for strategic national initiatives  
   30.     Conditions of payment  
   31.     Application of this Part to notional payments  

   PART 4--REPAYMENTS

   32.     Statutory condition or condition of agreement not fulfilled  
   33.     Overpayments  
   34.     Minister's power if amount repayable  
   35.     Amount payable to the Commonwealth is a debt  
   36.     Determinations requiring repayments  

   PART 5--AMOUNTS OF PAYMENTS

   37.     Limit on payments  

   PART 6--MISCELLANEOUS

   38.     Minister may determine amounts and times of payment of financial assistance  
   39.     Payment reduced for false or misleading statement  
   40.     Appropriation  
   41.     Authority to borrow  
   42.     Determinations etc.  
   43.     Delegation  
   44.     Annual national report  
   45.     Presentation of agreement to Parliament  
   46.     Publication of agreement on Internet  
   47.     Regulations