House of Representatives

Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Amendment Bill 2011

Explanatory Memorandum

(Circulated by authority of the Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth, the Honourable Peter Garrett MP)

Notes on clauses

Clause 1 - Short title

Clause 1 provides for the Act to be cited as the Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Amendment Act 2011 .

Clause 2 - Commencement

Clause 2 provides that the Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Amendment Act 2011 will commence on the day the Act receives the Royal Assent.

Clause 3 - Schedule(s)

Provides that each Act that is specified in a Schedule is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule and that any other item in a Schedule has effect according to its terms.

For ease of description, this explanatory memorandum uses the following abbreviation:

'the IETA Act' means the Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Act 2000
'the HESA Act' means the Higher Education Support Act 2003 .


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