Vocational Education, Training and Employment Regulation 1991
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT REGULATION
1991
QueenslandTraining and
Employment Act 2000VOCATIONALEDUCATION,TRAININGANDEMPLOYMENTREGULATION1991Reprinted as in force on 12 January
2001(includes amendments up to SL No. 328 of
2000)Reprint No. 3DThis reprint is
prepared bythe Office of the Queensland Parliamentary
CounselWarning—This reprint is not an authorised
copy
Information about this reprintThisregulationisreprintedasat12January2001.Thereprintshowsthelawasamendedbyallamendmentsthatcommencedonorbeforethatday(ReprintsAct1992 s
5(c)).Thereprintincludesareferencetothelawbywhicheachamendmentwasmade—see list of legislation and list of
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s13s5Vocational Education, Training andEmployment Regulation 1991VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, TRAINING ANDEMPLOYMENT REGULATION 1991[as
amended by all amendments that commenced on or before 12 January
2001]†PART 1—PRELIMINARY˙Short
title1.This regulation may be cited as
theVocational Education, Trainingand
Employment Regulation 1991.˙Commencement2.This
regulation commenced on 28 October 1991.˙Definitions3.Thedictionaryinschedule2definesparticularwordsusedinthisregulation.˙Meaning of “ACE course”4.An“ACE course”is an adult
community education course, offered ata State college,
that is not run for profit and for which a person completingthe
course does not receive an award.˙Meaning of “at cost”5.“Atcost”,foraservice,meanstheamount(notmorethanthereasonablecostofprovidingtheservice)thecollegedirectorconsidersreasonable.
s64s9Vocational Education, Training andEmployment Regulation 1991˙Meaning of “nominal hours”6.
“Nominal hours”means—(a)for
a government funded subject—the number of hours stated forthe
subject in an official syllabus; or(b)for
an ACE course—the number of hours stated for the course inan
official college publication.˙Meaning of “official college
publication”7. “Official college publication”of a
college means a publication, oradvertisement,
about the college, approved by the director and available
forpurchase or inspection at the college.Examples—•an
approved college diary or handbook•an
approved course information sheet or brochure.˙Meaning of “student services”8.
“Student services”means any of the following services
available toall students enrolled in a government funded
subject at a college—•student
counselling or job placement service•student activities coordination
service•student security service•library service•course information service•recreational facilities and activities
service•disability support service.˙Meaning of “tuition fee”9.
“Tuition fee”means—(a)for
a government funded subject—the fee payable as the
student’s
s
105Vocational Education, Training
andEmployment Regulation 1991contribution to the cost of tuition in the
subject; or(b)for an ACE course—the fee for tuition
in the course.s 11†PART 2—FEES
OTHER THAN FOR THEAUSTRALIAN RECOGNITION FRAMEWORK†Division 1—Fees for State college
services and other services˙Fees
for State college services and other services10.(1)ThefeespayableundertheAct,otherthanfortheAustralianRecognition
Framework, are in schedule 1, parts 1 to 3.(2)Astudentmustpayatuitionfeeorstudentservicesfeewhenenrolling.(3)However,astudentmaynothavetopayatuitionfeeorstudentservices fee, or may be given time to pay the
fee, under division 2.1(4)A
fee for an ACE course is chargeable at an hourly rate only if
anofficial college publication states the fee
is chargeable at an hourly rate.˙Facilities fee for ACE courses11.(1)AstudentinanACEcoursemustpayafacilitiesfeeforthecourse.(2)The amount of the fee—(a)is worked out by dividing the cost of
running the course by thenumberofstudentsforthecoursestatedinanofficialcollegepublication;
and(b)is the amount stated in an official
college publication as payableby each student
in the course as the student’s share of the cost of1Division 2 (Fee exemptions, refunds
and time to pay)
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Education, Training andEmployment Regulation 1991running the course.(3)The
cost of enrolment or tuition is not counted in working out
thefacilities fee.(4)If
the course is not an adult and community education course
undertheA New Tax System (Goods and Services
Tax) Act 1999(Cwlth), the costof running the
course may be increased to take account of GST payable forthe
supply of the course.†Division 2—Fee
exemptions, refunds and time to pay˙Government funded subjects for which there
are no tuition or studentservices fees and free tests12.Thereisnotuitionfeeorstudentservicesfeeforthefollowinggovernment funded
subjects or tests—(a)a subject for which the Commonwealth
or the State requires therebe no
fee;(b)a subject for tutors undertaken by
someone who has agreed totutor at a college free of
charge;(c)atest(otherthanforaspecialentryapprentice)todecideplacement in a
literacy or numeracy program;(d)a
learning support subject;(e)a subject
undertaken at a college as part of the student’s secondaryeducation.˙Government funded subjects for which there
are no tuition fees13.There is no tuition fee for an adult
literacy or numeracy programfunded by the
State.˙Replacement of non-CBT program with CBT
program14.(1)This section
applies if—
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Education, Training andEmployment Regulation 1991(a)a student receives a subject result in
a program that is not a CBTprogram;
and(b)the subjects to complete the program
are no longer offered by thecollege;
and(c)the student enrols in a comparable CBT
subject simply to receivea result in the CBT subject.(2)There is no tuition or student
services fee for the comparable CBTsubject.˙Director may waive fees for
professional development of college staff15.A
director may waive payment of the tuition or student services
feeforasubjectapprovedbythedirectorandtakenbyastaffmemberasprofessional development.˙Industry placement hours—25% of fees
payable for nominal industryplacement
hours16.Only 25% of the tuition and student
services fee is payable for thenominal industry
placement hours for a subject.˙Fee
adjustment for certain transfers and cancellations of enrolment
inGovernment funded subjects17.(1)This section
applies if a student enrolled in a government fundedsubject at a college—(a)transfers the enrolment to substantially the
same subject at anothercollege; or(b)cancels the enrolment and enrols in another
subject at the samecollegenolaterthan2weeksafterthestartofthecancelledsubject.(2)Any tuition or student services fee
payable on the original or cancelledenrolment must be
applied to reduce the total amount of tuition and studentservices fees payable on the later
enrolment.
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Education, Training andEmployment Regulation 1991(3)Anybalanceofthetuitionandstudentservicesfeespaidontheoriginal or
cancelled enrolment must be refunded.˙Fee
exemption on grounds of extreme financial hardship18.(1)The director may
exempt a student from a tuition fee or studentservices
fee.(2)However, the director may grant the
exemption only if the director issatisfied the
student is suffering extreme financial hardship.(3)The student must apply for the
exemption in the approved form whenenrolling.˙Tuition fee exemptions for government
funded subjects19.(1)The director may
exempt a student from 75% of the tuition fee fora
government funded subject if—(a)the
student has not completed year 12 and was or will be under
17at the end of February in the year in which
the subject is taken; or(b)for a subject
taken at a senior college—the student was or will beunder 18 at the end of February in the year
in which the subject istaken; or(c)the
student is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander; or(d)the student—(i)holds a health care card or pensioner
concession card issuedunder Commonwealth law; or(ii)is—(A)thepartneroradependantofapersonwhoholdsahealth care card or pensioner concession
card; and(B)named on the card; or(iii)hasadocumentissuedinanofficialformunderCommonwealthlawconfirmingthatthestudent,thestudent’spartnerorthepersonofwhomthestudentisadependant is entitled to concessions
under a health care card
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Education, Training andEmployment Regulation 1991or
pensioner concession card.(2)The student must
apply for the exemption in the approved form whenenrolling.(3)Subsection (1)(d) does not apply if the
student obtained a refund offees for the
subject.(4)A student applying for exemption under
subsection (1)(d) must also,when applying,
produce—(a)the card or a copy of it certified to
be a true copy by a justice ofthe peace or
commissioner for declarations; or(b)the
document mentioned in subsection (1)(d)(iii).˙Half
fee exemption for ACE courses for students entitled toconcessions under Commonwealth law20.(1)This section
applies if—(a)a student holds a health care card
issued under Commonwealthlaw; or(b)a
student—(i)holdsapensionerconcessioncardissuedunderCommonwealth law; and(ii)is
entitled to the maximum rate of pension; or(c)a
student—(i)is the partner or a dependant of a
person who holds a healthcare card; and(ii)is
named on the card; or(d)a
student—(i)is the partner or a dependant of a
person who—(A)holds a pensioner concession card;
and(B)is entitled to the maximum rate of
pension; and(ii)is named on the
card.
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2110s 21Vocational
Education, Training andEmployment Regulation 1991(2)This section also applies—(a)ifastudenthasadocumentissuedinanofficialformunderCommonwealthlawconfirmingthatthestudent,thestudent’spartnerorthepersonofwhomthestudentisadependantisentitled to concessions under a health care
card; or(b)if—(i)a
student has a document issued in an official form underCommonwealthlawconfirmingthatthestudent,thestudent’spartnerorthepersonofwhomthestudentisadependantisentitledtoconcessionsunderapensionerconcession card;
and(ii)the student, the
student’s partner or the person of whom thestudentisadependantisentitledtothemaximumrateofpension.(3)If
the tuition fee for an ACE course is chargeable at an hourly rate,
thestudent may apply to the director for
exemption from half of the tuition feefor the
course.(4)Thestudentmustwhenenrollingapplyfortheexemptionintheapproved form and
produce—(a)the card or a copy of it certified to
be a true copy by a justice ofthe peace or
commissioner for declarations; or(b)the
document mentioned in subsection (2).(5)In
this section—“maximum rate of pension”means the
maximum rate of pension payableundertheCommonwealthlawunderwhichapensionerconcessioncard or document
mentioned in this section is issued.˙Allowing time to pay fees for government
funded subjects21.(1)A student may
apply to the director for time to pay tuition fees orstudent services fees for a government funded
subject if the total amount oftuitionfeesorstudentservicesfeespayablewhenenrollingismorethan
$75.00.
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Education, Training andEmployment Regulation 1991(2)The student must apply in the approved
form when enrolling.(3)If the director allows the student
time to pay the fees the director mayenter into a
written arrangement for payment of the fees.(4)The
fees must be paid as required under the arrangement.(5)Ifthestudentdoesnotpaythefeesforasubjectunderthearrangement the director may withhold
the student’s results for the subjectuntil the fees
are paid.(6)Subsection(5)isinadditiontoanyotherremedyavailabletothedirector.˙Refund if subject or course cancelled
by director22.If the director cancels a government
funded subject or ACE coursebeforeitstarts,thedirectormustrefundthefeespaidforthesubjectorcourse.˙Refund
if enrolment cancelled before subject or course starts23.(1)If a student
cancels enrolment in a government funded subject orACE
course before it starts, the director must refund the fees the
studentpaid for the subject or course after
deducting—(a)for an ACE course—the enrolment fee
for the course; or(b)foragovernmentfundedsubject—anadministrationchargeof$10.00 for all subjects cancelled at
the same time.(2)However, there is no refund for an ACE
course unless the enrolmentis cancelled no
later than 2 days before the course starts.(3)This
section does not apply if a tuition or student services fee
payableon the cancelled enrolment must be applied to
reduce fees payable on a laterenrolment.22See section 17(2)
(Fee adjustment for certain transfers and cancellations ofenrolment in Government funded
subjects)
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Education, Training andEmployment Regulation 1991˙Refund after government funded subject
starts24.(1)Ifanyofthefollowingthingshappenwhilethestudentisundertakingagovernmentfundedsubject,thestudentmayapplytothedirector for a refund of the fees for
the subject—(a)thestudentacceptsaplaceofferedthroughtheQueenslandTertiary
Admissions Centre;(b)the student suffers an illness or
injury preventing the student fromcompleting the
subject;(c)exceptional circumstances prevent the
student from completingthe subject.(2)The
student must apply in the approved form before the
assessmentfor the subject ends.(3)The
director may refund the fees after deducting an
administrationcharge of $10.00 for all subjects to which
the application relates.˙Refund if academic
exemption received25.(1)Ifastudenthasreceivedanacademicexemptionfromagovernment funded subject since enrolling in
it, the student may apply to thedirector for a
refund of fees for the subject.(2)The
student must apply in the approved form within 5 weeks after
thesubject starts.˙Refund
if re-evaluation successful26.The director
must refund the fee for re-evaluation of a result of agovernment funded subject to a student whose
re-evaluation is successful.˙Refused applications for fee exemptions,
refunds and time to pay27.(1)If the director
refuses an application for a fee exemption, refund ortime
to pay, the director must give the applicant written notice of the
reasonsfor refusal.(2)A
person who is refused an exemption, refund or time to pay
may,
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Education, Training andEmployment Regulation 1991within 7 days after the written notice is
given, apply to the director for areconsideration
of the refusal.(3)The refusal must be reconsidered by a
person more senior than theperson who
refused the original application.˙Delegation of director’s powers28.A director may delegate the director’s
powers under this regulation toa member of the
college’s staff.
14Vocational Education, Training
andEmployment Regulation 1991¡SCHEDULE 1†FEESsection
10PART 1—GOVERNMENT FUNDED SUBJECTS ATSTATE COLLEGES1.Tuition fee for a subject—(a)for each nominal hour for the
subject. . . . . . . . . . .(b)maximum fee for a program of study for each
yearstarting on the first day of study in the
program. . .2.Tuition fee for 1 or more BSSSS subjects or
equivalentsubjects for a semester . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.Student services fee for a subject—(a)for each nominal hour for the
subject. . . . . . . . . . .(b)maximum fee for a program of study for each
yearstarting on the first day of study in the
program. . .4.Studentservicesfeefor1ormoreBSSSSsubjectsorequivalent subjects for a semester. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.Application for re-evaluation of the result
for a subject orpart of a subject—(a)re-evaluation taking 1 hour or less . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .(b)re-evaluation taking over 1
hour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7.Supplying a person with a replacement
of an award heldby the person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8.Supplyingapersonwiththeperson’sstudentacademichistory. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .9.Supplyingapersonwithareplacementcopyoftheperson’s result
of assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.10.Supplying a person with a copy of
another student recordabout the person . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0.85672.0043.000.20158.2054.0027.00at cost12.958.608.608.60
15Vocational Education, Training
andEmployment Regulation 1991SCHEDULE 1 (continued)11.Supplying a statement to the holder of an
award certifyingthe award as equivalent to another award . .
. . . . . . . . . . .12.Late enrolment
fee for 1 or more subjects enrolled in atthe same time .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.13.Trade test or apprentice level
test—(a)for a test . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(b)maximum fee. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14.Literacy or numeracy test for a special
entry apprentice,payable by the person requesting the test .
. . . . . . . . . . . .15.Supply of
student identification card. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .16.Supervisingastudent’sexaminationatacollegeotherthan
the college at which the student is enrolled for thesubject8.6010.80at cost263.1097.25at
costat costPART 2—ACE
COURSES AT STATE COLLEGES17.Tuition fee for
an ACE course—(a)for an ACE course that is an adult and
communityeducationcourseundertheANewTaxSystem(Goods and
Services Tax) Act 1999(Cwlth)—(i)if
the fee is chargeable at an hourly rate and atutor only is
supplied—for each nominal hourfor the course .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(ii)if the fee is
chargeable at an hourly rate and ateacher only is
supplied—for each nominal hourfor the course .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(iii)if the fee is
chargeable at an hourly rate and atutorandateacheraresupplied—foreachnominal hour for the course . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . .(iv)if the fee is
not chargeable at an hourly rate . . .or(b)
for any other ACE course—(i)if the fee is
chargeable at an hourly rate and atutor only is
supplied—for each nominal hourfor the course .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.753.405.20at cost1.90
16Vocational Education, Training
andEmployment Regulation 1991SCHEDULE 1 (continued)(ii)if
the fee is chargeable at an hourly rate and ateacher only is
supplied—for each nominal hourfor the course .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.75(iii)if
the fee is chargeable at an hourly rate and atutorandateacheraresupplied—foreachnominal hour for the course . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . .5.70(iv)if
the fee is not chargeable at an hourly rate . . .atcostincludinganyGSTpayable
onthesupplyofthecourse18.Enrolment fee—(a)for
an ACE course that is an adult and communityeducationcourseundertheANewTaxSystem(Goods and
Services Tax) Act 1999(Cwlth) . . . . . .11.20or(b)for any other ACE course. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12.3019.Facilities fee for each course. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .the
amountundersection 11PART
3—APPRENTICESHIPS AND TRAININGAGREEMENTS20.Extract from the register of apprentices . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .21.Certified copy
of—(a)an indenture . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(b)a
certificate of completion of apprenticeship. . . . .
.(c)a training agreement . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(d)a
certificate of completion of training under a trainingagreement. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12.9514.0012.9512.9512.95
17Vocational Education, Training
andEmployment Regulation 1991¡SCHEDULE 2†DICTIONARYsection 3PART
1—DEFINITIONS FOR PARTS 2 AND 3 OFTHIS
REGULATION“ACE course”see section
4.“apprentice level test”means a test to
assess whether an apprentice hassuccessfullycompletedalevelforanapprenticementionedinanofficial
syllabus.“approved form”means a form
approved by the chief executive.“at cost”see
section 5.“BSSSS”meansBoardofSeniorSecondarySchoolStudiesundertheEducation (Senior Secondary School Studies)
Act 1988.“CBT”, of a subject,
means competency based training to meet industryspecified standards, under which a student
is assessed as competent ornot yet
competent in the subject.“certificate of competency”hasthemeaningassignedtoitundertheElectricity Act 1976;“college”means a State
college.“electricalapprentice”meansanapprenticeindenturedinanapprenticeshipcallinginwhichatradespersonperformselectricalwork.“electrical trainee”meansapersonemployedasatraineeortraineeparaprofessional.“electrical
work”has the meaning assigned to it under
theElectricity Act1976.
18Vocational Education, Training
andEmployment Regulation 1991SCHEDULE 2 (continued)“exposed”has
the meaning assigned to it under theElectricity
Regulation1989.“government funded”includes funded
or partly funded by a State or theCommonwealth.“highvoltage”hasthemeaningassignedtoitundertheElectricity Act1976.“industry placement”seeVocationalEducationandTraining(IndustryPlacement) Act 1992, section
8.“late enrolment”means enrolment
for a subject after the closing time forenrolment stated
in an official college publication.“learningsupportsubject”meansasubjectintendedtoincreaseastudent’s general ability to learn.“low
voltage”has the meaning assigned to it under
theElectricity Act 1976.“minor
repairs”includes—(a)the
renewal of secondary fuses; and(b)the
replacement of switches and similar accessories; and(c)the repair of portable electrical
appliances or flexible cord sets;but does not
include repairs to or in connection with—(d)lifts, hoists or conveyors for the carriage
of persons; or(e)x-ray or other medical equipment;
or(f)industrial heating equipment.“nominal hours”see section
6.“nominal industry placement hours”,
for a subject, means the number ofindustry
placement hours for the subject stated in an official
syllabus.“official college publication”see
section 7.“official syllabus”,forasubject,meansadocumentoutliningacourseaccredited by
the Accreditation Council or BSSSS.“paraprofessional”means a person
who—
19Vocational Education, Training
andEmployment Regulation 1991SCHEDULE 2 (continued)(a)works at a level below a professional level
in the workforce; and(b)possesses
qualifications at an associate diploma level; and(c)has appropriate experience for that
level of work.“programofstudy”means1ormoresubjectsidentifiedinanofficialcollege
publication as a program.“special entry apprentice”means a person who—(a)the
State Training Council allows to enter into an
apprenticeship;and(b)doesnothavetheminimumstandardofeducationfortheapprenticeship.“student”includes a person enrolling as a
student.“student services”see section
8.“subject”includes
module.“tradetest”meanatesttoassesswhetherapersonhasskillsandknowledge appropriate to a particular
trade.“tuition fee”see section
9.PART 2—DEFINITIONS FOR PART 4 OF THISREGULATION (PROVISIONS FOR AUSTRALIANRECOGNITION FRAMEWORK)“accreditation”means
accreditation in Queensland under the framework.“associatedhigherqualificationlevelproduct”meansaproductthatincludes a subset of competencies, which if
satisfactorily completed,leads to the associated lower
qualification.“Australian Recognition Framework”means the Australian RecognitionFramework developed under instructions from
the Australian National
20Vocational Education, Training
andEmployment Regulation 1991SCHEDULE 2 (continued)Training
Authority Ministerial Council.“complaint”meansacomplaintofnon-compliancemadeagainstaregistered training organisation or quality
endorsed organisation to theAccreditation
Council.“compliance”, for a
registered training organisation or an organisation withquality endorsed status, means compliance
with the requirements theorganisation must comply with under
the framework to obtain or retainits registration
or status.“compliance audit”means an audit
of compliance, carried out in or outsideQueensland or
Australia, that is—(a)initiated and managed by the
Accreditation Council; and(b)carried out on a
registered training organisation or an organisationwith
quality endorsed status.“expensesatcost”meanstravel,accommodation,communicationandother expenses reasonably incurred.“ISO”means
International Standards Organisation.“notification”means
notification to the Accreditation Council under theframework.“registration”means
registration in Queensland under the framework.“skill recognition
services”means skill recognition services
(assessmentonly) and issue of qualifications and
statements of attainment.“qualityendorsedstatus”meansqualityendorsedstatusgrantedinQueensland under the framework.“service fee”means a fee for
providing—(a)ongoing information about the
framework and developments in it;and(b)complianceauditsunderthisregulationforwhichnofeeischarged under
this schedule.“the framework”see section
38.
21Vocational Education, Training
andEmployment Regulation 1991SCHEDULE 2 (continued)“trainingdelivery”meanstrainingdelivery,assessmentandissueofqualifications and statements of
attainment.“vocational training areas”means the vocational training areas decided
bythe chief executive.
23Vocational Education, Training
andEmployment Regulation 19913´AIAamdamdtchdefdivexpgazhdginslapnotfdo in comorigpparaprecpresprev====================KeyKey to abbreviations in list of
legislation and annotationsActs Interpretation Act 1954amendedamendmentchapterdefinitiondivisionexpires/expiredgazetteheadinginsertedlapsednotifiedorder
in councilomittedoriginalpageparagraphprecedingpresentprevious(prev)procprovptpubdR[X]RArelocrenumrepsschsdivSIASIR===============SL=sub=unnum=previouslyproclamationprovisionpartpublishedReprint
No.[X]Reprints Act 1992relocatedrenumberedrepealedsectionschedulesubdivisionStatutory
Instruments Act 1992Statutory InstrumentsRegulation
1992subordinate legislationsubstitutedunnumbered´4Table of earlier
reprintsTABLE OF EARLIER REPRINTS[If a
reprint number includes a roman letter, the reprint was released in
unauthorised,electronic form only.]Reprint
No.Amendments includedReprint
date1none1 July
19922to SL No. 411 of 199220
August 19932Ato SL No. 300 of 19956
August 19962Bto SL No. 284 of 199621
March 19973to SL No. 380 of 19972
January 19983Ato SL No. 221 of 19999
November 19993Bto SL No. 143 of 200021
July 20003Cto SL No. 267 of 200027
October 2000
24Vocational Education, Training
andEmployment Regulation 1991´5Tables in
earlier reprintsName of tableTABLES IN EARLIER
REPRINTSRenumbered provisionsReprint
No.3´6List
of legislationVocational Education, Training and Employment
Regulation 1991 SL No. 102made by the Governor in Council on 10
October 1991pubd ind gaz 12 October 1991 pp
363–72ss 1–2 commenced on date of
publicationremaining provisions commenced 28 October
1991 (see s 2)exp 28 September 2001 (2000 No. 23 s
310(5))as amended by—VocationalEducation,TrainingandEmployment(No. 1) 1992 SL
No. 411notfd gaz 11 December 1992 pp 1830–3commenced on date of notificationAmendmentRegulationVocationalEducation,TrainingandEmploymentAmendment(No.
1) 1995 SL No. 300notfd gaz 27 October 1995 pp 863–4ss
1–2 commenced on date of notificationremaining
provisions commenced 1 January 1996 (see s 2)RegulationVocationalEducation,TrainingandEmploymentAmendment(No.
1) 1996 SL No. 284notfd gaz 18 October 1996 pp 633–4ss
1–2 commenced on date of notificationremaining
provisions commenced 1 January 1997 (see s 2)RegulationVocationalEducation,TrainingandEmploymentAmendment(No.
1) 1997 SL No. 380notfd gaz 7 November 1997 pp 967–8ss
1–2 commenced on date of notificationremaining
provisions commenced 1 January 1998 (see s 2)RegulationVocationalEducation,TrainingandEmploymentAmendment(No.
1) 1999 SL No. 132notfd gaz 25 June 1999 pp 932–8ss
1–2 commenced on date of notificationremaining
provisions commenced 1 July 1999 (see s 2)Regulation
25Vocational Education, Training
andEmployment Regulation 1991VocationalEducation,TrainingandEmploymentAmendment(No.
2) 1999 SL No. 221notfd gaz 24 September 1999 pp 346–7ss
1–2 commenced on date of notificationremaining
provisions commenced 1 January 2000 (see s 2)RegulationEmployment,TrainingandIndustrialRelationsLegislationRegulation (No.
1) 2000 SL No. 143 pts 1, 3notfd gaz 30 June 2000 pp
736–48ss 1–2 commenced on date of
notificationremaining provisions commenced 1 July 2000
(see s 2)AmendmentTraining and
Employment Regulation 2000 SL No. 267 s 1, pt 7notfd gaz 20
October 2000 pp 647–8commenced on date of
notificationVocationalEducation,TrainingandEmploymentAmendment(No.
1) 2000 SL No. 328notfd gaz 15 December 2000 pp 1478–83ss
1–2 commenced on date of notificationremaining
provisions commenced 1 January 2001 (see s 2)Regulation´7List of
annotationsThis reprint has been renumbered—see table of
renumbered provisions in endnote 8.PART
1—PRELIMINARYpt hdgins 1995 SL No.
300 s 4Definitionss 3def“ACE course”ins 1995 SL No.
300 s 5def“apprentice level test”ins
1995 SL No. 300 s 5def“approved form”ins 1995 SL No.
300 s 5def“at cost”ins 1995 SL No.
300 s 5def“BSSSS”ins 1995 SL No.
300 s 5def“CBT”ins 1996 SL No.
284 s 4(2)def“college”ins 1995 SL No.
300 s 5def“government funded”ins
1995 SL No. 300 s 5sub 1996 SL No. 284 s 4(1)–(2)def“industry placement”ins
1996 SL No. 284 s 4(2)def“late
enrolment”ins 1995 SL No. 300 s 5def“learning support subject”ins
1995 SL No. 300 s 5def“nominal hours”ins 1995 SL No.
300 s 5def“nominal industry placement
hours”ins 1996 SL No. 284 s 4(2)def“number of students”ins
1995 SL No. 300 s 5om 1996 SL No. 284 s 4(1)def“official college publication”ins
1995 SL No. 300 s 5def“official syllabus”ins
1995 SL No. 300 s 5
26Vocational Education, Training
andEmployment Regulation 1991def“out of trade apprentice”ins
1995 SL No. 300 s 5om 1996 SL No. 284 s 4(1)def“program of study”ins 1995 SL No.
300 s 5def“special entry apprentice”ins
1995 SL No. 300 s 5def“student”ins 1995 SL No.
300 s 5def“student services”ins 1995 SL No.
300 s 5def“subject”ins 1995 SL No.
300 s 5def“trade test”ins 1995 SL No.
300 s 5def“tuition fee”ins 1995 SL No.
300 s 5prev s 3 defs reloc sch 2 pt 1 1999 SL No.
132 s 4(1)pres s 3 sub 1999 SL No. 132 ss
4(2)–5Meaning of “ACE course”s 4ins
1995 SL No. 300 s 6Meaning of “at cost”s 5ins
1995 SL No. 300 s 6Meaning of “nominal hours”s
6ins 1995 SL No. 300 s 6Meaning of
“official college publication”s 7ins
1995 SL No. 300 s 6Meaning of “student services”s
8ins 1995 SL No. 300 s 6Meaning of
“tuition fee”s 9ins 1995 SL No. 300 s 6PART2—FEESOTHERTHANFORTHEAUSTRALIANRECOGNITIONFRAMEWORKpt
hdgins 1995 SL No. 300 s 6sub 1999 SL No.
132 s 6Division 1—Fees for State college services
and other servicesdiv hdgins 1995 SL No.
300 s 6Fees for State college services and other
servicesprov hdgsub 1999 SL No.
132 s 7s 10sub 1995 SL No. 300 s 6amd
1999 SL No. 132 s 7Facilities fee for ACE coursess
11ins 1995 SL No. 300 s 6amd 2000 SL No.
143 s 6Division 2—Fee exemptions, refunds and time
to paydiv hdgins 1995 SL No.
300 s 6Governmentfundedsubjectsforwhichtherearenotuitionorstudentservicesfees
and free testss 12ins 1995 SL No. 300 s 6amd
1996 SL No. 284 s 5; 1997 SL No. 380 s 4
27Vocational Education, Training
andEmployment Regulation 1991Government funded subjects for which there
are no tuition feess 13ins 1996 SL No. 284 s 6amd
1997 SL No. 380 s 5Replacement of non-CBT program with CBT
programs 14orig s 14 om R1 (see RA s 40)prev
s 14 ins 1995 SL No. 300 s 7exp 2 January
1998 (see s 14(2))pres s 14 ins 1996 SL No. 284 s 6Director may waive fees for professional
development of college staffs 15ins
1996 SL No. 284 s 6Industryplacementhours—25%offeespayablefornominalindustryplacement hoursprov hdgamd
1997 SL No. 380 s 6(1)s 16ins 1996 SL No.
284 s 6amd 1997 SL No. 380 s 6(2)FeeadjustmentforcertaintransfersandcancellationsofenrolmentinGovernment funded subjectss
17ins 1996 SL No. 284 s 6Fee exemption on
grounds of extreme financial hardships 18ins
1995 SL No. 300 s 6Tuition fee exemptions for government funded
subjectss 19ins 1995 SL No. 300 s 6amd
1996 SL No. 284 s 7; 1997 SL No. 380 s 7HalffeeexemptionforACEcoursesforstudentsentitledtoconcessionsunderCommonwealth lawprov hdgsub
1997 SL No. 380 s 8(1)s 20ins 1995 SL No.
300 s 6amd 1997 SL No. 380 s 8(2)–(5)Allowing time to pay fees for government
funded subjectss 21ins 1995 SL No. 300 s 6amd
1996 SL No. 284 s 8Refund if subject or course cancelled by
directors 22ins 1995 SL No. 300 s 6Refund
if enrolment cancelled before subject or course startss
23ins 1995 SL No. 300 s 6amd 1996 SL No.
284 s 9Refund after government funded subject
startss 24ins 1995 SL No. 300 s 6amd
1996 SL No. 284 s 10Refund if academic exemption receiveds
25ins 1995 SL No. 300 s 6
28Vocational Education, Training
andEmployment Regulation 1991Refund
if re-evaluation successfulprov hdgamd 1996 SL No.
284 s 11(1)s 26ins 1995 SL No. 300 s 6amd
1996 SL No. 284 s 11(2)Refused applications for fee
exemptions, refunds and time to payprov hdgamd
1996 SL No. 284 s 12(1)s 27ins 1995 SL No.
300 s 6amd 1996 SL No. 284 s 12(2)Delegation of director’s powerss
28ins 1995 SL No. 300 s 6PART
3—APPRENTICES, PROBATIONERS AND TRAINEESpt hdgins
1995 SL No. 300 s 6om 2000 SL No. 267 s 38Indentures of
apprenticeships 29om 2000 SL No. 267 s 38Training agreementss 30om
2000 SL No. 267 s 38Employer recordss 31om
2000 SL No. 267 s 38Status of tradesperson in apprenticeship
callingss 32om 2000 SL No. 267 s 38Ratio
of apprentices to tradespersons generallys 33om
2000 SL No. 267 s 38Restriction on number of apprentices in
certain callingss 34om 2000 SL No. 267 s 38State
Training Council may permit increase in number of
apprenticess 35om 2000 SL No. 267 s 38Restrictions on use of electrical apprentice
or electrical trainees 36om 2000 SL No.
267 s 38Restriction on use of apprentice or trainee
in certain activitiess 37om 2000 SL No.
267 s 38PART 4—PROVISIONS FOR AUSTRALIAN RECOGNITION
FRAMEWORKpt hdgins 1999 SL No.
132 s 8om 2000 SL No. 267 s 38AccreditationCouncilisStaterecognitionauthorityforAustralianRecognitionFrameworks
38ins 1999 SL No. 132 s 8om 2000 SL No.
267 s 38
29Vocational Education, Training
andEmployment Regulation 1991Certain applications under the
frameworks 39ins 1999 SL No. 132 s 8om
2000 SL No. 267 s 38How to applys 40ins
1999 SL No. 132 s 8om 2000 SL No. 267 s 38Decision on
applications 41ins 1999 SL No. 132 s 8om
2000 SL No. 267 s 38Term of registration, status or training
product accreditations 42ins 1999 SL No.
132 s 8om 2000 SL No. 267 s 38Renewal of
registration or status before expirys 43ins
1999 SL No. 132 s 8om 2000 SL No. 267 s 38Continuation of
registration or status after expiry if application made in
times 44ins 1999 SL No. 132 s 8om
2000 SL No. 267 s 38Cancellation or suspension of registration,
status or part of scopes 45ins 1999 SL No.
132 s 8om 2000 SL No. 267 s 38Delegation of
powers of Accreditation Council under the frameworks
46ins 1999 SL No. 132 s 8om 2000 SL No.
267 s 38Copy of text to accompany notification to
Accreditation Councils 47ins 1999 SL No.
132 s 8om 2000 SL No. 267 s 38Compliance
auditss 48ins 1999 SL No. 132 s 8om
2000 SL No. 267 s 38Awardss 49ins
1999 SL No. 132 s 8om 2000 SL No. 267 s 38Fees for
frameworks 50ins 1999 SL No. 132 s 8amd
2000 SL No. 143 s 7om 2000 SL No. 267 s 38Transitionals 51ins
1999 SL No. 132 s 8exp 30 June 2000 (see s 51(2))
