2006
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)
(Minister for Education and Training)
Canberra Institute of Technology (Validation of Fees) Bill 2006

Contents
	Page

	1	Name of Act	2
	2	Commencement	2
	3	Dictionary	2
	4	Notes	2
	5	Validation of fees—1993 to 1998	2
	6	Validation of fees—1999 to 2001	4
	7	Validation of fees—2002 to 2005	4
	8	Expiry of Act	5
Schedule 1	Canberra Institute of Technology—course fees 1993‑1998	6
Dictionary		10

2006
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)
(Minister for Education and Training)
Canberra Institute of Technology (Validation of Fees) Bill 2006

A Bill for
An Act to validate certain fees

    

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

1	Name of Act
This Act is the Canberra Institute of Technology (Validation of Fees) Act 2006.
2	Commencement
This Act commences on the day after its notification day.
Note	The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).
3	Dictionary
The dictionary at the end of this Act is part of this Act.
Note 1	The dictionary at the end of this Act defines certain terms used in this Act.
Note 2	A definition in the dictionary applies to the entire Act unless the definition, or another provision of the Act, provides otherwise or the contrary intention otherwise appears (see Legislation Act, s 155 and s 156 (1)).
4	Notes
A note included in this Act is explanatory and is not part of this Act.
Note	See the Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes.
5	Validation of fees—1993 to 1998
	(1)	This section applies to course fees at the Canberra Institute of Technology for the years 1993 to 1998.
	(2)	The course fees set out in schedule 1 and mentioned in table 5.1, column 1 are taken to be, and always to have been, valid for all purposes as if the fees had been properly—
	(a)	made under the provision mentioned in table 5.1, column 2; and
	(b)	notified under the provision mentioned in table 5.1, column 3; and
	(c)	laid before the Legislative Assembly under the provision mentioned in table 5.1, column 4.
Table 5.1
column 1
course fees 	column 2
fees provision	column 3
notification provision	column 4
laid before Legislative Assembly	
Sch 1, table 1.1, column 3
Sch 1, table 1.2, column 3	Canberra Institute of Technology Act 1987, s 21	Subordinate Laws Act 1989, s 6 (1) (a)	Subordinate Laws Act 1989, s 6 (1) (c)	
Sch 1, table 1.3, column 3
Sch 1, table 1.4, column 3
Sch 1, table 1.5 column 3
Sch 1, table 1.6 column 3	Canberra Institute of Technology Act 1987, s 53	Subordinate Laws Act 1989, s 6 (1) (a)	Subordinate Laws Act 1989, s 6 (1) (c)	
Note 1	The Canberra Institute of Technology Act 1987, section 21 was renumbered as section 53 on 6 May 1994 by A1994-13.
Note 2	The Subordinate Laws Act 1989 was repealed on 5 April 2001 by A2001-15.
6	Validation of fees—1999 to 2001
	(1)	This section applies to course fees at the Canberra Institute of Technology for the years 1999 to 2001.
	(2)	Course fees of $6.00 for each registered billing point are taken to be, and always to have been, valid for all purposes as if the fees had been properly—
	(a)	made under the Canberra Institute of Technology Act 1987, section 53; and
	(b)	notified under the Subordinate Laws Act 1989, section 6 (1) (a); and
	(c)	laid before the Legislative Assembly under the Subordinate Laws Act 1989, section 6 (1) (c).
7	Validation of fees—2002 to 2005
	(1)	This section applies to course fees at the Canberra Institute of Technology for the years 2002 to 2005.
	(2)	Course fees of $6.00 for each registered billing point are taken to be, and always to have been, valid for all purposes as if the fees had been properly—
	(a)	made under the Canberra Institute of Technology Act 1987, section 53; and
	(b)	notified under the Legislation Act, section 61; and
	(c)	presented to the Legislative Assembly under the Legislation Act, section 64 (1).
8	Expiry of Act
This Act expires on the day after its notification day.
Note	If a law validates something that is or may otherwise be invalid, the validating effect of the law does not end merely because of the repeal of the law (see Legislation Act, s 88 (1) (b)).

Schedule 1	Canberra Institute of Technology—course fees 1993‑1998
(see s 5)
Table 1.1	Course fees—1993
column 1
fee band	column 2
course hours	column 3
course fee (4)	
1	1-54	150.00	
2	55-100	200.00	
3	101-200	260.00	
4	201-300	320.00	
5	301-400	380.00	
6	401-500	440.00	
7	501-600	500.00	
8	above 600	580.00	

Table 1.2	Course fees—1994
column 1
fee band	column 2
annual notional course tuition hours	column 3
tuition fee ($)	
1	1-54	158.00	
2	55-100	210.00	
3	101-200	300.00	
4	201-300	370.00	
5	301-400	439.00	
6	401-500	508.00	
7	501-600	578.00	
8	601-700	648.00	
9	above 700	720.00	

Table 1.3	Course fees—1995
column 1
fee band	column 2
nominal course tuition hours	column 3
tuition fee per semester ($)	
1	1-100	155.00	
2	101-150	190.00	
3	151-200	225.00	
4	201-250	265.00	
5	251-300	300.00	
6	301-350	335.00	
7	351-400	370.00	
8	401-450	405.00	
9	451-500	445.00	
10	501-550	480.00	
11	551-600	515.00	
12	601-650	550.00	
13	651-700	585.00	
14	above 700	625.00	

Table 1.4	Course fees—1996
column 1
fee band	column 2
course hours in a semester	column 3
tuition fee in a semester ($)	
1	1-100	170.00	
2	101-150	210.00	
3	151-200	250.00	
4	201-250	295.00	
5	251-300	330.00	
6	301-350	370.00	
7	351-400	410.00	
8	401-450	445.00	
9	451-500	490.00	
10	501-550	530.00	
11	551-600	565.00	
12	601-650	605.00	
13	651-700	645.00	
14	700 plus	690.00	

Table 1.5	Course fees—1997
column 1
fee band	column 2
course hours in a semester	column 3
tuition fee in a semester ($)	
1	1-100	175.00	
2	101-150	215.00	
3	151-200	260.00	
4	201-250	305.00	
5	251-300	340.00	
6	301-350	380.00	
7	351-400	420.00	
8	401-450	460.00	
9	451-500	505.00	
10	501-550	545.00	
11	551-600	580.00	
12	601-650	625.00	
13	651-700	665.00	
14	700 plus	710.00	

Table 1.6	Course fees—1998
column 1
fee band	column 2
course hours in a semester	column 3
tuition fee in a semester ($)	
1	1-30	75.00	
2	31-100	180.00	
3	101-150	220.00	
4	151-200	265.00	
5	201-250	310.00	
6	251-300	345.00	
7	301-350	390.00	
8	351-400	430.00	
9	401-450	470.00	
10	451-500	515.00	
11	501-550	555.00	
12	551-600	590.00	
13	601-650	635.00	
14	651-700	675.00	
15	700 plus	725.00	

Dictionary
(see s 3)
Note 1	The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this Act.
Note 2	For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1 defines the following terms:
·	Legislation Act
·	Legislative Assembly
·	notification day.
billing point, in relation to a course, means the larger of—
	(a)	2; and
	(b)	the number worked out by dividing the billing hours for the course in the CATALOG module by 5 and rounding the quotient up to the next whole number.
Canberra Institute of Technology means the Canberra Institute of Technology under the Canberra Institute of Technology Act 1987.
CATALOG module, in relation to a year, means the list of courses included in a program of study provided by the Canberra Institute of Technology in that year.
registered billing point, in relation to a course in a year, means a billing point for a course in which a student registered in that year.

Endnotes
1	Presentation speech
	Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on	2006.
2	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on	2006.
3	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

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