Education and Training (Grants—Budget Measures) Amendment Bill

We come now to clauses 1 to 3, the debates on the title, commencement, and principal Act.

Well, just on the commencement, the obvious point to make, given the fact that this piece of legislation has been rushed into the House without proper time for submissions to be made and considered—I would suggest that we would be better to give the sector longer to prepare for this and to carry on the conversation. I wondered whether Minister Hipkins had given any thought to a slight postponement of the commencement date, in recognition of the very poor process through which this piece of legislation was introduced.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I can indicate that, no, the Government doesn’t intend to delay the commencement of this. This particular provision does not implement pay parity. It does not specify what funding will be available. It does not specify the conditions that would be placed on that funding. It simply allows those discussions to happen and then those rules to be put in place.

The committee has considered the Education and Training (Grants—Budget Measures) Amendment Bill and reports it without amendment. I move, That the report be adopted.

Motion agreed to.

Report adopted.