6Responsibilities of Secretary

6 Responsibilities of Secretary

(1)  The Secretary has the following responsibilities in relation to the administration of Tasmania's system of training and workforce development:

(a) to advise the Minister on priorities in relation to training and workforce development;

(b) to ensure that funding provided for the purposes of this Act, other than Part 5 , is used for, or in relation to –

(i) the purchase of training from TasTAFE and other registered training organisations; and

(ii) the support of workforce development activities –

in a manner that is consistent with furthering the object of this Act and in accordance with the Minister's priorities in relation to training and workforce development;

(c) to provide to the Minister, by no later than 30 April in each year, a written report on the performance of Tasmania's system of training and workforce development.

(2)  In providing advice under subsection (1)(a) , the Secretary is to –

(a) liaise with industries, businesses, communities and relevant interest groups and take their views into account; and

(b) consider the needs of the Tasmanian workforce for training, or skills, and workforce development; and

(c) ensure that the advice promotes and furthers the object of this Act.

(3)  The report referred to in subsection (1)(c) is in addition to the annual report required under section 36 of the State Service Act 2000 and is not to be included in that annual report.