Training Guarantee (Suspension) Act 1994 (Cth)

Training Guarantee (Suspension)

Act 1994

No. 103 of 1994

An Act to amend the Training Guarantee (Administration)

Act 1990

[Assented to 30 June 1994]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

Short title etc.

1.(1) This Act may be cited as the Training Guarantee (Suspension) Act 1994.

(2) In this Act, “Principal Act” means the Training Guarantee (Administration) Act 19901.

Commencement

2. This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Charge not payable unless employer has training guarantee shortfall etc.

3. Section 13 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting before paragraph (2)(a) the following paragraph:

“(aa) section 15AA (Suspension of charge for 1994-95 and 1995-96);”.

Minimum training requirement

4. Section 15 of the Principal Act is amended:

(a) by inserting in paragraph (2)(b) “(other than a year referred to in paragraph (c))” after “year”;

(b) by adding at the end of subsection (2) the following word and paragraph:

“; and (c) for the year beginning on 1 July 1994 and the year beginning on 1 July 1995—0%.”.

Insertion of new section

5. After section 15 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:

Suspension of charge for 1994-95 and 1995-96

“15AA. Training guarantee charge is not payable by an employer for the year beginning on 1 July 1994 or the year beginning on 1 July 1995.”.

NOTE

1. No. 60, 1990, as amended. For previous amendments, see Nos. 111 and 216, 1991; Nos. 79, 92, 118 and 210, 1992; and No. 57, 1994.

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

Senate on 6 June 1994

House of Representatives on 28 June 1994