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The majority agreed to add Labor Senator [Kim Carr](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/victoria/kim_carr)'s [proviso](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2014-07-14.25.2) to the [motion](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/divisions/senate/2014-07-14/10) to agree with the bills' main idea. ### What was Senator Kim Carr's proviso? Senator Carr proposed to add the [following proviso](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2014-07-14.25.2), which was agreed to by the Senate: > *At the end of the motion [to agree to the main idea of the bills], add:* > *but the Senate notes that the Government has failed to:* >> *(a) advise apprentices before the election that they would be abolishing the [Tools for Your Trade](http://www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au/program/tools-your-trade-payment) program, thus leaving [Trade Support Loans](http://www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au/trade-support-loans) as the only form of assistance for the purchase of tools;* >> *(b) adequately ensure that clear and easily understood explanations of the loan, the indexing and the repayment requirements are provided to all apprentices in a consistent format, in particular for school-based apprentices;* >> *(c) put in place adequate privacy protections for the large volumes of information that will be acquired through the Trade Support Loans Program; and* >> *(d) offer:* >>> *(i) fair and reasonable transition arrangements for current apprentices; and* >>> *(ii) apprentices the option of lump sum payments in order to purchase expensive items.* ### Main idea of the bills The bills create the Trade Support Loans Programme that will give apprentices access to a $20,000 loan, like the loans already available for university students under [HECS](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tertiary_education_fees_in_Australia#HECS). ### Background to the bills Prime Minister [Tony Abbott](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/warringah/tony_abbott) [promised to create](http://www.abc.n

Senate, 2014-07-14. affirmative: ayes 36, noes 32.

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The majority agreed to add Labor Senator [Kim Carr](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/victoria/kim_carr)'s [proviso](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2014-07-14.25.2) to the [motion](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/divisions/senate/2014-07-14/10) to agree with the bills' main idea. ### What was Senator Kim Carr's proviso? Senator Carr proposed to add the [following proviso](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2014-07-14.25.2), which was agreed to by the Senate: > *At the end of the motion [to agree to the main idea of the bills], add:* > *but the Senate notes that the Government has failed to:* >> *(a) advise apprentices before the election that they would be abolishing the [Tools for Your Trade](http://www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au/program/tools-your-trade-payment) program, thus leaving [Trade Support Loans](http://www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au/trade-support-loans) as the only form of assistance for the purchase of tools;* >> *(b) adequately ensure that clear and easily understood explanations of the loan, the indexing and the repayment requirements are provided to all apprentices in a consistent format, in particular for school-based apprentices;* >> *(c) put in place adequate privacy protections for the large volumes of information that will be acquired through the Trade Support Loans Program; and* >> *(d) offer:* >>> *(i) fair and reasonable transition arrangements for current apprentices; and* >>> *(ii) apprentices the option of lump sum payments in order to purchase expensive items.* ### Main idea of the bills The bills create the Trade Support Loans Programme that will give apprentices access to a $20,000 loan, like the loans already available for university students under [HECS](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tertiary_education_fees_in_Australia#HECS). ### Background to the bills Prime Minister [Tony Abbott](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/warringah/tony_abbott) [promised to create](http://www.abc.n

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