AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
TERTIARY ACCREDITATION AND REGISTRATION (FEES)
DETERMINATION 2004 

DI 2004-137

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

The Vocational Education and Training Act 1995 was repealed by the Vocational Education and Training Act 2003 (A2003-37) effective 01 November 2003.    

Tertiary Accreditation and Registration fees are now covered by the Tertiary Accreditation and Registration Act 2003, which also became effective on 01 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. Transitional arrangements allowed for the continuation of fees to be charged in line with determination DI2003-181. 

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

FEES AND CHARGES NO LONGER APPLICABLE

The following fees and charges are no longer applicable. Your approval is sought to remove them from the schedule of Fees and Charges. 

Concurrent Authority to Conduct – Higher Education – The fee of $4,150.00 is a duplication of the Accreditation fees and therefore the fee is no longer applicable.  

Registration as a Quality Endorsed Training Organisation – The QETO status lapsed in all jurisdictions on 31 December 2003, by national agreement of all education Ministers, federal and state. The Registered Training Organisation fee, currently $1,270.00 per annum, is now charged to all providers, including those who were QETO. Therefore, the fee of $11,550.00 is no longer applicable.  

VARIATIONS TO EXISTING FEES

						2003-04	2004-05	Date of
						      $                        $                   Effect

Accreditation Services*

Degree/Diploma/Advanced Diploma/ 
 Doctorate and Associate Degrees 		  4,150.00       	4,233.00            1 July 2004 

Certificate Courses (I-IV)                                         2,030.00	2,070.50            1 July 2004

Concurrent Accreditation – 
     Higher Education				  1,270.00          1,295.40            1 July 2004

Initial Application Fee for Degree Courses ii            1,100.00           1,122.00           1 July 2004

Short Courses iii				  	     570.00	    584.00	1 July 2004

Concurrent Authority to Conduct Higher
 Education**				 	  4,150.00	     Delete           1 July 2004

Registration Services

Registration as a Training Organisation                   1,270.00	   1,301.00         1 July 2004

Extensions to Provider Scope per vocational 
 qualification or accredited course iv                           170.00	      173.40         1 July 2004

Registration as a Quality Endorsed
     Training Organisation – (per site
      plus audit costs)                                               11,550.00	      Delete          1 July 2004

Commonwealth Register of Institutions
    And Courses for Overseas Students 	   

Initial Application Fees v				    115.00                 117.30         1 July 2004

Approval in ACT				                 460.00                  469.20        1 July 2004 

Amendments to register                                             169.00                 172.35         1 July 2004 

*   Includes re-accreditation of existing courses
** These fees and charges are ceased from 2004-05