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Commonwealth Advisory Committee on Advanced Education
Wark Committee
1965 – 1971
Non-statutory committee that advised the Commonwealth on the development of colleges of advanced education and on Commonwealth grants to them.
How it came into existence
Appointed by the Commonwealth Government in 1965, after the report of the Committee on the Future of Tertiary Education in Australia (Martin Committee, 1964–65) proposed a sector of colleges of advanced education alongside the universities. It was chaired by Dr Ian Wark.
Changes during its life
- 13 December 1966Moved from the Prime Minister's portfolio to the new Department of Education and Science.
How it ended
Replaced in 1971 by the statutory Australian Commission on Advanced Education.
- Advice on colleges of advanced education and their funding
Main functions
- Advice on the establishment and development of colleges of advanced education
- Recommendations on Commonwealth capital and recurrent grants to colleges
- Advice on courses and awards in advanced education
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Education and Science.
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