Explanatory Statement
Determination of Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates No. 2008/3
Australian Film, Television and Radio School Act 1973
Section 4 of the Australian Film, Television and Radio School Act 1973 (the Act) establishes the Australian Film, Television and Radio School (the School).
Section 5 of the Act sets out the functions of the School including:
(a) to provide advanced education and training by way of the development of the knowledge and skills required in connexion with the production of programs; …
(c) to conduct such seminars and courses of education or training for persons engaged, or to be engaged, directly or indirectly, in connexion with the production of programs as are approved by the Council of the School; …
(g) to award such degrees, diplomas and certificates in relation to the passing of examinations or otherwise in relation to the education and training provided by the School as are specified in a determination under section 6A; …
Section 6A of the Act provides that the School may, by legislative instrument, make a determination specifying degrees, diplomas and certificates for the purposes of paragraph 5(1)(g) of the Act.
Section 7 of the Act provides that the School shall be governed by a council to be known as the Council of the Australia Film, Television and Radio School (the Council) and all acts and things done in the name of, or on behalf of, the School by the Council or within the authority of the Council shall be deemed to have been done by the School.
Prior to 31 August 2005, the relevant degrees, diplomas and certificates for the purposes of paragraph 5(1)(g) were prescribed in the regulations. Regulation 4 of the Australian Film, Television and Radio School Regulations 1986 (the Regulations) specified the relevant degrees, diplomas and certificates.
On 31 August 2005 items 1 and 2 of Schedule 1 to the Arts Legislation Amendment (Maritime Museum and Film, Television and Radio School) Act 2005 amended the Act so that the degrees, diplomas and certificates would be specified in a legislative instrument.
Item 3 of that Schedule continued in force Regulation 4 until the first determination was made under section 6A of the Act and registered under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. On 23 November 2007 the Determination of Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates No. 2007/1 was made specifying the degrees, diplomas and certificates in the attachment to the Determination for the purposes of paragraph 5(1)(g) of the Act. It was registered on 27 November 2007.
On 18th April 2008, the Determination of Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates 2008/1 added one new certificate to the certificates that may be awarded by the School—Graduate Certificate in Screen Design (Motion Graphics and Interactive). It was registered on 29th April 2008.
On 27th June 2008, the Determination of Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates 2008/2 added three new diplomas to the diplomas that may be awarded by the School – Foundation Diploma, Graduate Diploma in Games Directing, Graduate Diploma in Producing and Screen Business. It was registered on the 30th July 2008.
The Determination of Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates 2008/03 adds sixteen new degrees to the degrees that may be awarded to the School –
Graduate Certificate 3D Animation
Graduate Certificate Screen Costume Design
Graduate Certificate Screen Business
Graduate Certificate Producing
Graduate Certificate Screen Music
Graduate Diploma Cinematography
Graduate Diploma Directing (Fiction and Non-Fiction)
Graduate Diploma Game Design
Graduate Diploma Editing
Graduate Diploma Animation Directing
Graduate Diploma Production Design
Graduate Diploma Screen Music
Graduate Diploma Screenwriting
Graduate Diploma in Sound (Location/Interactive)
Graduate Diploma in Sound (Post-Production/Interactive)
Graduate Diploma Virtual Worlds
The Determination takes effect on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.
The Council of the Australian Film Television and Radio School was satisfied that no consultation was required after consideration of the matters specified in Section 17 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 and the wider issues of personal rights. The Australian Film Television and Radio School is a self accrediting educational institution and the registering of new degrees does not impact on any other educational institution.