Vocational Education and Training Amendment Regulations 1997 (WA)

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Training Amendment Regulations 1997.

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING ACT 1996

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING AMENDMENT

REGULATIONS 1997

Made by the Governor in Executive Council,

Citation

1.     These regulations may, be cited as the Vocational Education and

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Principal regulations

2. In these regulations the Vocational Education and Training

Regulations 1996* are referred to as the principal regulations.

[* Published in Gazette 27 December 1996, pp. 7167-84.1

Regulation 16A inserted

3.      After regulation 16 of the principal regulations the following regulation

is inserted -

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Fee for applications to Council

16A. (1) The fee for making an application to the Council for	registration as a training provider is the fee specified in item 7A of
Schedule 1.
certificate of assessment in a form approved by the Council, the Council (2) If an application for registration is not accompanied by a
may charge the applicant for the costs and expenses incurred by the Council in considering the application.
the time specified by the Council when the charge is imposed, the (3) If a charge imposed under subregulation (2) is not paid within
amount of the charge may be recovered in a court of competent jurisdiction as a debt due to the Crown.

Regulation 20 amended

4. Regulation 20 (1) and (2) of the principal regulations are repealed and the following subregulations are substituted -

(1) The Minister may by notice published in the Gazette -

(a)	reduce or waive any fee payable;
(b)	provide for the refund of all or part of any fee paid; or
(c)	allow for the payment by instalments of any fee (including a fee reduced under this regulation) payable;

under these regulations by a person specified in, or within a class of persons specified in, the notice on such conditions as are specified in the notice.

rates of fees payable by persons to whom regulation 21 applies.	(2) The Minister may by notice in the Gazette specify concessional
subregulation (1) or (2).	(2a) The Minister may amend or revoke a notice under

Regulation 21 amended

5.      Regulation 21 of the principal regulations is amended by deleting "is to

apply to that person for that course as if he or she were a person to whom

regulation 20 (1) applies." and substituting the following -

specified in a notice in force under regulation 20 (2) is to apply to that	person for that course.	it
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Regulation 22 amended

6.     After regulation 22 (2) of the principal regulations the following

subregulations are inserted —

and payable the governing council of a college may — (3) If a student fails to pay an instalment when it becomes due

(a)	withdraw the allowance granted under subregulation (1) or of the fee by a date specified by the council; or (2) and require the student to pay the total unpaid portion
(b)	cancel the enrolment of a student.

under subregulation (3) if—. (4) The governing council of a college may only exercise a power

(a)	the council has given the student 21 days written notice of its intention to do so; and
(b)	any instalment payable before the notice was given remains unpaid at the expiry of those 21 days.

(5) If a student fails to pay an instalment, or an amount payable

under subregulation (3) (a), when it becomes due and payable the	governing council of a college may recover that amount in a court of
competent jurisdiction as a debt due to the college. 1!

Schedule 1 amended

7. (1) Item 3 of Schedule 1 to the principal regulations is deleted and the

following item is substituted —

" 3. Fee for assessing practical experience (reg. 10) $70.00 ".

following item is substituted —	(2)	Item 5 of Schedule 1 to the principal regulations is deleted and the
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5.       Tuition fee for a category A course (reg. 12) — 90 cents for each hour, or part of an hour, of tuition in the course.

The maximum fee under this item for all category A courses taken by a person in a semester is $310.00

(3)     Item 7 of Schedule 1 to the principal regulations is deleted and the

following items are substituted —

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7. Tuition fee for a category D course (reg. 15) — $5.00 for each
hour, or part of an hour, of tuition in the course.

7A. Fee for application for registration as

a training provider (reg. 16A) $100 /7

By Command of the Governor,

M. C. WAUCHOPE, Clerk of the Executive Council.