Education and Training Reform Act 2006

The board of a TAFE institute must at the direction of the Minister and at the time or times determined by the Minister, prepare and submit to the Minister for acceptance a strategic plan for the operation of the institute.

A strategic plan must be prepared in accordance with the guidelines established by the Minister from time to time.

In preparing a strategic plan, the board of a TAFE institute must consider the objectives of the TAFE network.

The Minister may—

accept a strategic plan; or

accept a strategic plan with amendments; or

refuse to accept a strategic plan.

If the Minister refuses to accept a strategic plan under subsection (3)(c), the board of the TAFE institute must, at the time or times determined by the Minister, amend and resubmit the strategic plan to the Minister for acceptance.

The board of a TAFE institute must advise the Minister if it wishes to exercise its functions in a manner inconsistent with its accepted strategic plan.

The board of a TAFE institute must review its accepted strategic plan as soon as practicable after the Minister—

gives a TAFE network statement of priorities to the TAFE institute; and

approves or prepares a TAFE institute response for the TAFE institute.

In reviewing an accepted strategic plan under subsection (5), the board of a TAFE institute must consider whether the strategic plan is consistent with—

a TAFE network statement of priorities that applies to the TAFE institute; and

its TAFE institute response.