Victorian Qualifications Authority (Interim Fees) Regulations 2001

i Victorian Qualifications Authority (Interim Fees) Regulations 2001 S.R. No. 128/2001 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1. Objective 1 2. Authorising provision 1 3. Definitions 1 4. Accreditation of vocational education and training courses 2 5. Registration of vocational education and training organisations with respect to courses or qualifications 3 6. Registration of vocational education and training organisations with respect to additional courses or qualifications 4 7. Approval of providers of courses for overseas students 5 8. Date of expiry 6 ═══════════════ -- 1 of 7 -- 1 STATUTORY RULES 2001 S.R. No. 128/2001 Victorian Qualifications Authority Act 2000 Victorian Qualifications Authority (Interim Fees) Regulations 2001 The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 27 November 2001 Responsible Minister: LYNNE KOSKY Minister for Post Compulsory Education, Training and Employment HELEN DOYE Clerk of the Executive Council 1. Objective The objective of these Regulations is to prescribe interim fees to be charged by the Victorian Qualifications Authority for services provided by the Authority under the Victorian Qualifications Authority Act 2000. 2. Authorising provision These Regulations are made under section 34 of the Victorian Qualifications Authority Act 2000. 3. Definitions In these Regulations— "adult, community and further education" has the same meaning as in the Adult, -- 2 of 7 -- S.R. No. 128/2001 Victorian Qualifications Authority (Interim Fees) Regulations 2001 2 Community and Further Education Act 1991; "community based", in relation to an adult, community and further education organisation, means an organisation that is community based and is not— (a) a TAFE college within the meaning of the Vocational Education and Training Act 1990; or (b) a commercial provider; or (c) an industry provider; "school" means a state school within the meaning of the Education Act 1958 or a school registered under Part III of that Act; "the Act" means the Victorian Qualifications Authority Act 2000. 4. Accreditation of vocational education and training courses (1) For the purposes of section 21 of the Act, the fee for the investigation of a vocational education and training course or part of a vocational education and training course to determine whether it should be registered as accredited is $1000. (2) If a person or body applies under section 21 of the Act for a vocational education and training course or part of a vocational education and training course to be investigated at the same time as the person or body applies to be registered under section 23(1) of the Act with respect to that course or under section 23(2) of the Act with respect to a qualification to be awarded or issued with respect to that course, the prescribed fee for that person or body is the fee prescribed for the application under section 23 of the Act. r. 4 -- 3 of 7 -- S.R. No. 128/2001 Victorian Qualifications Authority (Interim Fees) Regulations 2001 3 5. Registration of vocational education and training organisations with respect to courses or qualifications (1) For the purposes of section 23(1) of the Act, the fee for an application for registration of a person or body with respect to an accredited vocational education and training course is— (a) in the case of a school, $500 for each year of registration applied for plus $83 for each hour (to a maximum of $1500) spent determining whether the school satisfies the requirements for registration under the Act; (b) in the case of a community based adult, community and further education organisation, $500 for each year of registration applied for plus $83 for each hour (to a maximum of $1500) spent determining whether the organisation satisfies the requirements for registration under the Act; (c) in the case of any other person or body, $1000 for each year of registration applied for plus $83 for each hour (to a maximum of $1500) spent determining whether the person or body satisfies the requirements for registration under the Act. (2) For the purposes of section 23(2) of the Act, the fee for an application for registration of a person or body with respect to a recognised vocational education and training qualification is— (a) in the case of a school, $500 for each year of registration applied for plus $83 for each hour (to a maximum of $1500) spent determining whether the school satisfies the requirements for registration under the Act; r. 5 -- 4 of 7 -- S.R. No. 128/2001 Victorian Qualifications Authority (Interim Fees) Regulations 2001 4 (b) in the case of a community based adult, community and further education organisation, $500 for each year of registration applied for plus $83 for each hour (to a maximum of $1500) spent determining whether the organisation satisfies the requirements for registration under the Act; (c) in the case of any other person or body, $1000 for each year of registration applied for plus $83 for each hour (to a maximum of $1500) spent determining whether the person or body satisfies the requirements for registration under the Act. (3) If a person or body makes an application— (a) under section 23(1) of the Act to register that person or body with respect to a course; and (b) under section 23(2) of the Act to register that person or body with respect to a registered qualification to be awarded, conferred or issued with respect to that course— at the same time, the fee payable for the two applications is the relevant fee prescribed by sub-regulation (1). 6. Registration of vocational education and training organisations with respect to additional courses or qualifications (1) If a person or body that is registered under section 20 of the Act— (a) to provide an accredited vocational education and training course; or r. 6 -- 5 of 7 -- S.R. No. 128/2001 Victorian Qualifications Authority (Interim Fees) Regulations 2001 5 (b) to award or issue a recognised vocational education and training qualification— applies to be registered to provide an additional accredited vocational education and training course or award or issue an additional recognised vocational education and training qualification the fee for that application is, for each additional course or qualification to be registered, $83 for each hour spent determining whether the person or body satisfies the requirements for registration under the Act. (2) The maximum fee payable under this regulation is— (a) $400 for the first additional course or qualification to be registered; and (b) $300 for each additional course or qualification to be registered if the application is made at the time of the application for registration of the first additional course or qualification. 7. Approval of providers of courses for overseas students (1) For the purposes of section 27(10) of the Act, the fee for an application for approval of a person or body to provide a course to students from overseas is— (a) in the case of a course the curriculum for which relates only to the learning of the English language and which requires at least 25 hours face to face teacher contact each week for the duration of the course, $2500; and r. 7 -- 6 of 7 -- S.R. No. 128/2001 Victorian Qualifications Authority (Interim Fees) Regulations 2001 6 (b) in the case of any other course, $5000 plus $83 for each hour (to a maximum of $1500) spent determining whether the person or body satisfies the requirements for approval under the Act. (2) For the purpose of section 27(10) of the Act, the fee for an application for approval of a person or body to provide a course which incorporates the learning of the English language with other knowledge or skills is the prescribed fee in sub- regulation (1)(b). 8. Date of expiry These Regulations cease to have any force or effect on 31 December 2003. ═══════════════ r. 8 -- 7 of 7 --