Vocational Education and Training (Colleges) Amendment Regulations 2021 (WA)

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Vocational Education and Training Act 1996

Vocational Education and Training (Colleges)

Amendment Regulations 2021

SL 2021/143

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.             Citation

These regulations are the Vocational Education and Training
(Colleges) Amendment Regulations 2021.

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

(1)	In regulation 3(1) delete the definitions of:
category concession-eligible course
(2)	In regulation 3(1) insert in alphabetical order:

category, in relation to a course and a person, means
the category into which the course is classified for the

person under regulation 4;

concession-eligible course, in relation to a person,

means —

(a)	a category 1 course in relation to the person if it is specified under regulation 4(3B) that the course is eligible for course fee concessions or exemptions; or
(b)	a category 2, 3 or 5 course in relation to the person;

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existing worker trainee means a person who —

(a) is undertaking training; and

(b)	is a party to a training contract as defined in section 60A of the Act; and
(c)	under that contract, is regarded as an existing worker and is not referred to as an apprentice;

5.             Regulation 4 amended

(1) After regulation 4(2) insert:

(2A)	In the instrument referred to in subregulation (1), the chief executive may classify a course into a single category or into different categories for different persons, depending on whether or not the persons
are —

(a) parties to training contracts; or

(b) existing worker trainees.

(2B) If a course is classified into a single category, it is
classified into that category for all persons.

(2)	In regulation 4(3A) delete “is a course for which no course fee is payable by a” and insert:
in relation to a concessional or youth student is a course for which no course fee is payable by the
(3)	In regulation 4(3B) after “category 1 course” insert:
in relation to a person

6.             Regulation 4A amended

(1) In regulation 4A(4):

(a) delete “course,” and insert:

course for all or any persons,

(b) after “commenced” insert:

by those persons

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(2) In regulation 4A(5):

(a) delete “reclassified,” and insert:

reclassified for all or any persons,

(b) after “commenced” insert:

by those persons

7.             Regulation 5 amended

(1)	In regulation 5 delete the definition of course.
(2)	In regulation 5 in the definition of Admissions Manager delete
“7;” and insert:
7.
Note: The heading to amended regulation 5 is to read:

Term used: Admissions Manager

8.             Regulation 6 amended

Before regulation 6(1)(a) insert:

(aa) the course is classified as a category 4 course
for all persons; or

9.             Regulation 15 deleted

Delete regulation 15.

V. MOLAN, Clerk of the Executive Council

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