AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

TERTIARY ACCREDITATION AND REGISTRATION ACT 2003

TERTIARY ACCREDITATION AND REGISTRATION (FEES) 
DETERMINATION 2006

DISALLOWABLE INSTRUMENT: DI 2006-131

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

The Tertiary Accreditation and Registration Act 2003 commenced operation on 1 November 2003. The purpose of the Act is to establish an accreditation and training registration framework for vocational education and training and higher education in the ACT, in particular by applying nationally agreed protocols and standards. 

Section 111 of the Act provides for fees to be determined for the purposes of the Act.

Variations to Existing Fees

							2005-06	2006-07	Date of
							      $                        $                   Effect

Accreditation 

Higher Education Accreditation 

Degree/Diploma/Advanced Diploma/ 
 Doctorate and Associate Degrees   			  4,636.00         4,752.00	1 July 2006 

Concurrent Accreditation – 
     Higher Education 					  1,333.00         1,366.00	1 July 2006

Initial Application Fee for Degree Courses                1,155.00         1,183.00	1 July 2006

Vocational Accreditation

Diploma/Advanced Diploma/Vocational 
Graduate Diploma/Vocational Graduate
Certificate					 	  4,636.00         4,752.00	1 July 2006 

Certificate Courses (I-IV)                                             2,132.00         2,185.00	1 July 2006

Short Courses				  	                598.00	   612.00	1 July 2006

Registration Services

Registration as a Training Organisation                     1,333.00        1,366.00	1 July 2006

Extensions to Provider Scope per vocational 
 qualification or accredited course                                178.00           182.00	1 July 2006

Commonwealth Register of Institutions
    And Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS) 	   

Initial Application Fee				     117.00             Delete	1 July 2006

Approval in ACT				                 471.00            Delete	1 July 2006 

Amendments to register                                                   173.00            Delete	1 July 2006 

New fees and Charges 

Accreditation 

Vocational 

An initial application fee of $119.00 is proposed for 2006-2007. The fee has been based on the same pricing formula as the initial application fee listed under Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS).

Registration

An initial application fee of $119.00 is proposed for 2006-2007. The fee has been based on the same pricing formula as the initial application fee listed under Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS).

Removal of Fees and Charges

The following fees and charges are no longer applicable for the reasons set out below. Your approval is sought to remove them from the determination of fees and charges for the ACT Accreditation and Registration Council.

Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS) 
 	  
Initial Application Fee							$117.00
Approval in the ACT							$471.00
Amendments to register							$173.00

CRICOS - All sectors are now identified under accreditation and registration sub-headings. 

The initial application fee has been inserted under both the accreditation heading under the Vocational sub-heading and under the registration heading as initial application.

The approval in the ACT fee is no longer applicable as CRICOS providers will now pay an annual registration as a training organisation fee, as do all other providers. 

The amendments to register fee has been incorporated in the extensions to provider scope per  
qualification or accredited course fee under the registration heading.