Institute of Teachers Amendment (Accreditation Fees) Regulation 2008 (NSW)

2008 No 553

New South Wales

Institute of Teachers Amendment

(Accreditation Fees) Regulation 2008

under the

Institute of Teachers Act 2004

His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Institute of Teachers Act 2004.

VERITY FIRTH, M.P.,

Minister for Education and Training

Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to amend the Institute of Teachers Regulation 2005 as follows:

(a)

to extend the annual fee ($92) for teachers who are accredited to all teachers who apply for accreditation at professional competence level, professional accomplishment level or professional leadership level,

(b)

to prescribe the application fees for:

(i)	a preliminary assessment of a teacher’s level of professional accomplishment or professional leadership ($60), and
(ii)	accreditation of a teacher at professional accomplishment level or professional leadership level ($550 and $650, respectively).

This Regulation is made under the Institute of Teachers Act 2004, including sections 25

(Annual fee), 41 (Application fee) and 52 (the general regulation-making power).

Published in Gazette No 155 of 5 December 2008, page 11726	Page 1
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Institute of Teachers Amendment (Accreditation Fees)

Regulation 2008

under the

Institute of Teachers Act 2004

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Institute of Teachers Amendment (Accreditation
Fees) Regulation 2008.

2 Amendment of Institute of Teachers Regulation 2005

The Institute of Teachers Regulation 2005 is amended as set out in
Schedule 1.

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Institute of Teachers Amendment (Accreditation Fees) Regulation 2008

Amendments	Schedule 1
Schedule 1	Amendments

(Clause 2)

[1]      Clause 6 Annual accreditation fee

Omit clause 6 (1). Insert instead:

(1) For the purposes of section 25 (2) of the Act, the annual fee for teachers who are accredited (other than transition scheme teachers who are conditionally accredited) is $92.

[2]      Clause 6A

Insert after clause 6:

6A Application fees in relation to accreditation of teachers at higher
levels

For the purposes of section 41 of the Act, the following application fees are prescribed:

(a)

an application for preliminary assessment of an applicant’s level of professional accomplishment or professional leadership:

(i)	at professional accomplishment level—$60, or
(ii)	at professional leadership level—$60,

(b)

an application for accreditation:

(i)	at professional accomplishment level—$550, less $60 if the applicant has been preliminarily assessed in relation to that level within the last 3 years, or
(ii)	at professional leadership level—$650, less $60 if the applicant has been preliminarily assessed in relation to that level within the last 3 years.

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