Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) In this Act, referred VET matters means:
(a) the registration and regulation of vocational education and training organisations; and
(b) the accreditation or other recognition of vocational education and training courses or programs; and
(c) the issue and cancellation of vocational education and training qualifications or statements of attainment; and
(d) the standards to be complied with by a vocational education and training regulator; and
(e) the collection, publication, provision and sharing of information about vocational education and training; and
(f) the investigative powers, sanctions and enforcement in relation to any of the above.
(2) However, referred VET matters does not include the matter of making a law that excludes or limits the operation of a law of a referring State or a Territory to the extent that the law of the referring State or Territory makes provision with respect to:
(a) primary or secondary education (including the education of children subject to compulsory school education); or
(b) tertiary education that is recognised as higher education and not vocational education and training; or
(c) the rights and obligations of persons providing or undertaking apprenticeships or traineeships; or
(d) the qualifications or other requirements to undertake or carry out any business, occupation or other work (other than that of a vocational education and training organisation); or
(e) the funding by referring States or Territories of vocational education and training; or
(f) the establishment or management of any agency of the State or Territory that provides vocational education and training.