Vocational Education and Training (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2011 (Tas)

Vocational Education and Training (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2011

An Act to adopt the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 of the Commonwealth and the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (Transitional Provisions) Act 2011 of the Commonwealth and to refer certain matters relating to the regulation of vocational education and training to the Parliament of the Commonwealth for the purposes of section 51(xxxvii) of the Constitution of the Commonwealth and to provide for related matters [Royal Assent 22 December 2011]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

PART 1 - Preliminary

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Vocational Education and Training (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2011 .

2. Commencement This Act commences on a day to be proclaimed.

3. Interpretation In this Act – adoption means the adoption under section 5(1) ; amendment reference means the reference under section 6(1) ; continuing VET matter has the meaning given in section 4 ; express amendment of the national VET legislation means the direct amendment of the text of the national VET legislation (whether by the insertion, omission, repeal, substitution or relocation of words or matter) by another Commonwealth Act, but does not include the enactment by a Commonwealth Act of a provision that has or will have substantive effect otherwise than as part of the text of the national VET legislation; national VET instrument means any instrument (whether or not of a legislative character) that is made or issued under the national VET legislation; national VET legislation means – (a) the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 of the Commonwealth; and (b) the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (Transitional Provisions) Act 2011 of the Commonwealth.