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TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Regulation Page
1. Objective 1
2. Authorising provision 1
3. Commencement 1
4. Revocation 1
5. Definitions 2
6. Endorsement of courses of study for overseas students 2
7. Accreditation of higher education courses of study 3
8. Authorisation to conduct higher education courses of study 3
9. Approval to operate as a university 4
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SCHEDULE 5
Table 1—Fees for Investigation of Applications for Endorsement of
Higher Education Courses of Study for Overseas Students 5
Table 2—Fees for Investigation of Applications for Accreditation of
Higher Education Courses of Study 6
Table 3—Fees for Investigation of Applications for Authorisation to
Conduct Higher Education Courses of Study 7
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ENDNOTES 8
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STATUTORY RULES 2004
S.R. No. 67/2004
Tertiary Education Act 1993
Tertiary Education (Fees) Regulations 2004
The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 22 June 2004
Responsible Minister:
LYNNE KOSKY
Minister for Education and Training
DIANE CASEY
Clerk of the Executive Council
1. Objective
The objective of these Regulations is to prescribe
fees for the purposes of the Tertiary Education
Act 1993.
2. Authorising provision
These Regulations are made under section 22 of
the Tertiary Education Act 1993.
3. Commencement
These Regulations come into operation on 27 June
2004.
4. Revocation
The Tertiary Education (Fees) Regulations 19941
are revoked.
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5. Definitions
In these Regulations—
"self-accrediting provider" means an institution
specified in Schedule 1 to the Act, an
institution approved to operate as a
university under section 10 of the Act or the
Melbourne College of Divinity;
"the Act" means the Tertiary Education Act
1993.
6. Endorsement of courses of study for overseas
students
(1) The fees for the investigation of applications
under section 6(2) of the Act by post-secondary
education providers are set out in Table 1 in the
Schedule.
(2) The fee for the investigation of an application
from an institution that is not a self-accrediting
provider is the fee set out in column 2 of Table 1
in the Schedule for the level of the course.
(3) The fee for the investigation of an application
from a self-accrediting provider is the fee set out
in column 3 of Table 1 in the Schedule for the
level of the course.
(4) If applications are received at the same time that
relate to two or more courses in the same detailed
field of study that can be investigated at the same
time by an assessment panel established with
expertise in that detailed field of study, the fee is
the fee payable in column 2 of Table 1 for the
highest level of the course to be investigated in
that detailed field of study.
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7. Accreditation of higher education courses of study
(1) The fee for the investigation of an application
under section 11(2) of the Act for accreditation of
a higher education course of study is the fee set
out in column 2 of Table 2 in the Schedule for the
level of the course.
(2) If applications are received at the same time that
relate to two or more courses in the same detailed
field of study that can be investigated at the same
time by an assessment panel established with
expertise in that detailed field of study, the fee
payable is the total of—
(a) the fee payable in column 2 of Table 2 for
the highest level of the course to be
investigated in that detailed field of study;
and
(b) the fee payable in column 3 of Table 2 for
the level of each additional course to be
investigated in that detailed field of study.
8. Authorisation to conduct higher education courses
of study
(1) The fee for the investigation of an application
under section 11(2) of the Act for authorisation to
conduct a higher education course of study is the
fee for the level of the course of study set out in
column 2 of Table 3 in the Schedule.
(2) If applications are received at the same time that
relate to two or more courses in the same detailed
field of study that can be investigated at the same
time by an assessment panel established with
expertise in that detailed field of study, the fee is
that for the highest level of the course to be
investigated in that detailed field of study.
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9. Approval to operate as a university
The fee for the investigation of an application
under section 10 of the Act for approval to operate
as a university is $40 000.00.
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SCHEDULE
TABLE 1
Regulation 6
FEES FOR INVESTIGATION OF APPLICATIONS FOR
ENDORSEMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION COURSES OF STUDY
FOR OVERSEAS STUDENTS
Column 1
Course level
Column 2
Provider that is not a
self-accrediting
provider
Fee
Column 3
Self-accrediting
provider
Fee
Diploma
Advanced Diploma
Associate degree
Bachelor degree
Masters degree
Graduate/Post
Graduate Diploma
Graduate/Post
Graduate Certificate
Doctorate
$1325
$1325
$1500
$1500
$1600
$1600
$1500
$1600
$45
$45
$45
$45
$45
$45
$45
$45
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TABLE 2
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FEES FOR INVESTIGATION OF APPLICATIONS FOR
ACCREDITATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION COURSES OF
STUDY
Column 1
Course level
Column 2
Fee
Column 3
Fee for additional
courses in the same
detailed field of study
Diploma
Advanced Diploma
Associate degree level
course
Bachelor degree level course
Masters degree level course
Graduate/Post Graduate
Diploma level course
Graduate/Post Graduate
Certificate level course
Doctoral level course
$3990
$3990
$3990
$5000
$6250
$3900
$3900
$6250
$975
$975
$975
$1240
$1560
$975
$975
$1560
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TABLE 3
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FEES FOR INVESTIGATION OF APPLICATIONS FOR
AUTHORISATION TO CONDUCT HIGHER EDUCATION
COURSES OF STUDY
Column 1
Course level
Column 2
Fee
Diploma
Advanced Diploma
Associate degree level course
Bachelor degree level course
Masters degree level course
Graduate/Post Graduate Diploma level
course
Graduate/Post Graduate Certificate level
course
Doctoral level course
$3250
$3250
$3900
$6900
$6900
$3900
$3900
$6900
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ENDNOTES
1 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 96/1994.
Endnotes
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