Vocation and Education and Training (Colleges) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2009 (WA)

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Vocational Education and Training Act 1996

Vocational Education and Training (Colleges)

Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2009

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.             Citation

These regulations are the Vocational Education and Training
(Colleges) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2009.

2.             Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows —

(a)	regulations 1 and 2 — on the day on which these regulations are published in the Gazette;
(b)	the rest of the regulations — on the day after that day.

3.             Regulations amended

These regulations amend the Vocational Education and
Training (Colleges) Regulations 1996.

4.             Regulation 3 amended

In regulation 3(1) insert in alphabetical order:

assessment of skills and competency means an
assessment of whether a person who has not
undertaken or successfully completed a unit
nevertheless has the skills and competency required for

successful completion of the unit;

concessional student means a person who is, under
regulation 20(2) or 21, entitled to the concessional rate
of course fee;

5.             Regulation 4 amended

In regulation 4(2):

(a) in paragraph (c) delete “undertakings; and” and insert:

undertakings.

(b) delete paragraph (d).

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6.             Regulation 12 amended

(1) In regulation 12(1):

(a) in paragraph (c) delete “item 4;” and insert:

item 4.

(b) delete paragraph (d).

(2)	Delete regulation 12(2).
(3)	Delete regulation 12(3)(a) and (b) and insert:

(a)	$290 for a person who is a concessional student; or
(b)	$580 for a person who is not a concessional student.

7.             Regulation 13 amended

(1)	In regulation 13 delete “No” and insert:
(1) No
(2)	At the end of regulation 13 insert:
(2) No course fee is payable by a person for a category B course if —

(a)	the person is also enrolled for a category A course; and
(b)	the category B course relates to, or is a component of, the category A course.

8.             Regulation 14 amended

(1) In regulation 14(1) in the definition of unemployed person:

(a) in paragraph (a) delete “the Newstart Allowance; or” and insert:

a Newstart Allowance with the code “NS”; or

(b) in paragraph (b) delete “the Youth Allowance — Jobseeker; or” and insert:

a Youth Allowance with the code “YA”; or

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(2)	Delete regulation 14(2) and insert:
(2) Subject to subregulation (3), no amount of a category A course fee is payable for a semester by a person who is an unemployed person at the commencement of the semester.

9.             Part 5 heading replaced

Delete the heading to Part 5 and insert:

Part 5 — Fee concessions, exemptions
and refunds

10.           Regulation 20 amended

Delete regulation 20(2b).

11.           Regulation 26A deleted

Delete regulation 26A.

12.           Schedule 1 replaced

Delete Schedule 1 and insert:

Schedule 1 — Fees

[r. 9 and 12]

Item	Fee for	Fee ($)
1.	Late application (r. 9(2)) .....................................	75.00
2.	Category A course (r. 12(4)) —

(a)

Unit per semester, for a person who is not a concessional student and is enrolled to undertake the unit —

(i) for a band 1 unit .................................. 14.00

(ii) for a band 2 unit ..................................	30.00
(iii) for a band 3 unit ..................................	62.00
(iv) for a band 4 unit ..................................	124.00

(b)

Unit per semester, for a person who is a concessional student and is enrolled to undertake the unit —

(i) for a band 1 unit .................................. 7.00

(ii) for a band 2 unit ..................................	15.00
(iii) for a band 3 unit ..................................	31.00
(iv) for a band 4 unit ..................................	62.00

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Item Fee for Fee ($)

(c) Unit per semester, for a person who is not a concessional student and is enrolled for the purpose of assessment of skills and

competency —

(i)	for a band 1 unit ..................................	7.00
(ii)	for a band 2 unit ..................................	15.00

(iii) for a band 3 unit ..................................	31.00
(iv) for a band 4 unit ..................................	62.00

(d)

Unit per semester, for a person who is a concessional student and is enrolled for the purpose of an assessment of skills and competency —

(i)	for a band 1 unit ..................................	3.50
(ii)	for a band 2 unit ..................................	7.50

(iii) for a band 3 unit ..................................	15.50
(iv) for a band 4 unit ..................................	31.00

3.	Category B course, per semester (r. 12(1)) .........	25.00
4.	Category C course, per hour or part of an hour,
for the course (r. 12(1)) .......................................	4.15

By Command of the Governor,

G. MOORE, Clerk of the Executive Council.

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