Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Education and Training) Share this | Hansard source

Those operating in the training sector should take the reform package announced last week as a clear signal that the government is serious about protecting vulnerable Australians, about protecting the Australian taxpayer and about protecting the reputation and integrity of Australia's world-class training system. If further reforms are necessary, we will certainly take them. In addition to the measures that I just outlined to the Senate we will be looking for a clearer penalty regime for training providers who do the wrong thing, to make sure that where a vulnerable Australian has been targeted in future they are able to have their debt waived and, importantly, the Commonwealth is able to get the money back from the training provider and there is a clear penalty applied in those circumstances. We want to make sure the rules provide for all those who genuinely want training to access training, and when somebody signs onto training in Australia all they should expect to get is high-quality training outcomes, not a free iPad, a free laptop, a meal voucher or a cash incentive. (Time expired)