Vocational Education and Training (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2012
sec.6Amendment of Commonwealth law
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sec.6 Amendment of Commonwealth law
It is the intention of the Parliament of the State that— the national VET legislation may be expressly amended, or have its operation otherwise affected, at any time by provisions of Commonwealth Acts the operation of which is based on legislative powers that the Parliament of the Commonwealth has apart from a reference of any matters, or the adoption of the national VET legislation, for the purposes of section 51 (xxxvii) of the Commonwealth Constitution; and the national VET legislation may have its operation affected, otherwise than by express amendment, at any time by provisions of national VET instruments. If the national VET legislation is expressly amended, the Minister must table a copy of the amendment in the Legislative Assembly. However, failure to comply with subsection (2) does not affect the operation of subsection (1) or section 5 . (sec.6-ssec.1) It is the intention of the Parliament of the State that— the national VET legislation may be expressly amended, or have its operation otherwise affected, at any time by provisions of Commonwealth Acts the operation of which is based on legislative powers that the Parliament of the Commonwealth has apart from a reference of any matters, or the adoption of the national VET legislation, for the purposes of section 51 (xxxvii) of the Commonwealth Constitution; and the national VET legislation may have its operation affected, otherwise than by express amendment, at any time by provisions of national VET instruments. (sec.6-ssec.2) If the national VET legislation is expressly amended, the Minister must table a copy of the amendment in the Legislative Assembly. (sec.6-ssec.3) However, failure to comply with subsection (2) does not affect the operation of subsection (1) or section 5 .
- (a) the national VET legislation may be expressly amended, or have its operation otherwise affected, at any time by provisions of Commonwealth Acts the operation of which is based on legislative powers that the Parliament of the Commonwealth has apart from a reference of any matters, or the adoption of the national VET legislation, for the purposes of section 51 (xxxvii) of the Commonwealth Constitution; and
- (b) the national VET legislation may have its operation affected, otherwise than by express amendment, at any time by provisions of national VET instruments.