44Annual national report

#### 44 Annual national report (1) As soon as practicable after the end of each year, the Minister must prepare a draft annual national report for the year. (2) The draft annual national report must include the following information: (a) the financial assistance (if any) paid under this Act to a State for the year for the purposes of: (i) capital expenditure for vocational education and training; and (ii) recurrent expenditure for vocational education and training; and (iii) strategic national initiatives; (b) the financial assistance (if any) paid under this Act to persons other than States for the year for strategic national initiatives; (c) the performance of the national training system for the year in terms of the objects set out in section 4 of this Act and the matters covered in the Skilling Australia’s Workforce Agreement. (3) The draft annual national report must incorporate any reports provided to the Minister by State Training Authorities for incorporation in the draft report. (4) The draft annual national report must be in accordance with the form approved by the Ministerial Council. (5) Within 6 months after the end of the year, the Minister must submit the draft annual national report to the Ministerial Council. (6) The Minister must cause an annual national report, representing the draft annual national report, as approved, or as amended and approved, by the Ministerial Council to be laid before each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after it is received by the Minister from the Ministerial Council.