House of Representatives

Explanatory Memorandum

(Circulated by authority of the Minister for Education and Training, Senator the Honourable Simon Birmingham)

Notes on Clauses

Clause 1 - Short title

Clause 1 provides for the Act to be the Education Legislation Amendment (Provider Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2017.

Clause 2 - Commencement

Subclause 2(1) inserts a three column table setting out commencement information for various provisions in the Bill. Each provision of the Bill specified in column 1 of the table commences (or is taken to have commenced) in accordance with column 2 of the table and any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

The table to clause 2 provides that the whole Act is to commence the day after the Act receives the Royal assent.

Subclause 2(2) provides that information in column 3 of the table at subclause 2(1) is not part of the Act and information may be inserted into column 3 or information in it may be edited in any published version of the Act.

Clause 3 - Schedule(s)

Clause 3 provides that any legislation that is specified in a schedule is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in that schedule and that any other item in a schedule has effect according to its terms.