Vocational Education, Training and Employment Commission Rule 1992

Queensland Vocational Education, Training and Employment Act 1991 VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT COMMISSION RULE 1992 Reprinted as in force on 26 March 1999 (includes amendments up to SL No. 412 of 1995) Reprint No. 1A This reprint is prepared by the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel Warning—This reprint is not an authorised copy

Information about this reprint This rule is reprinted as at 26 March 1999. The reprint— • shows the law as amended by all amendments that commenced on or before that day (Reprints Act 1992 s 5(c)) • incorporates all necessary consequential amendments, whether of punctuation, numbering or another kind (Reprints Act 1992 s 5(d)). The reprint includes a reference to the law by which each amendment was made—see list of legislation and list of annotations in endnotes. This page is specific to this reprint. See previous reprint for information about earlier changes made under the Reprints Act 1992. A table of earlier reprints is included in the endnotes. Also see endnotes for information about— • when provisions commenced • editorial changes made in earlier reprints.

Queensland VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT COMMISSION RULE 1992 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4 Vocational areas and levels for courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5 Approval of forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6 Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7 Fee concession for quality assurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 8 Fee exemption for interstate registered provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 SCHEDULE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 FEES ENDNOTES 1 Index to Endnotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2 Date to which amendments incorporated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 3 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 4 Table of earlier reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 5 List of legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 6 List of annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

s1 3 s2 Vocational Education, Training and Employment Commission Rule 1992 VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT COMMISSION RULE 1992 [as amended by all amendments that commenced on or before 26 March 1999] ˙ Short title 1. This rule may be cited as the Vocational Education, Training and Employment Commission Rule 1992 . ˙ Definitions 2. In this rule— “approved form” see section 5. “National Agreement” means the agreement relating to vocational education and training— (a) that is entitled ‘Agreement for a National Framework for the Recognition of Training’; and (b) that was made between the Commonwealth, the States and the Territories; and (c) that took effect on 1 August 1992. “nationally accredited course” means a vocational education and training course that has been accredited by the Accreditation Council under the Act in accordance with the principles and processes contained in the National Agreement. “quality review” , of a course, means a review conducted by the Accreditation Council in the performance of its function to ensure maintenance of standards and portability of awards. “recognition authority” , of another State, means an entity having the function, under an Act of that State, of recognising or accrediting courses, or registering course providers, in that State.

s3 4 s6 Vocational Education, Training and Employment Commission Rule 1992 ˙ Fees 3. The fees set out in the Schedule are the fees payable for the matters set out in the Schedule. ˙ Vocational areas and levels for courses 4. For the purpose of fees— (a) the Accreditation Council decides the vocational area a course is in; and (b) the Commission decides the level of a course. ˙ Approval of forms 5. The Commission may approve a form for use under this rule. ˙ Applications 6.(1) A person may apply for the following— (a) accreditation of a course; (b) recognition of a training program or short course; (c) registration to provide a course for an award; (d) to make a minor or technical amendment to an accredited course or recognised training program or short course. (2) An application under subsection (1) must be— (a) in the approved form; and (b) made to the Accreditation Council. (3) However, an application for registration to provide a course for an award need not be in the approved form if— (a) the applicant is registered, in another State by its recognition authority, to provide a course for an award; and

s7 5 s8 Vocational Education, Training and Employment Commission Rule 1992 (b) the application is sent through the authority. 1 (4) The Accreditation Council must— (a) accredit the course, recognise the training program or short course, register the person or record the amendment; or (b) refuse the application. (5) If the Accreditation Council accredits the course, recognises the training program or short course or registers the person, it must give the person an appropriate certificate. (6) If the application is refused, the Accreditation Council must give the person written notice of the reasons for refusal. ˙ Fee concession for quality assurance 7. The Accreditation Council may reduce the fee for a quality review of a course by 60% if the course provider holds a certificate of quality assurance for the provider approved by the Council. ˙ Fee exemption for interstate registered provider 8. There is no fee for an application for recognition of a vocational education and training establishment as an approved training organisation 2 if the establishment is conducted by a person who is registered, in another State by its recognition authority, to provide a course for an award. 1 There is no fee for the application. 2 Applications are made under section 61 of the Act.

s8 6 s8 Vocational Education, Training and Employment Commission Rule 1992 ¡ SCHEDULE † FEES section 3 1. Application for— (a) registration to provide 1 course for 1 award by a person not registered in Queensland to provide a course for an award; and (b) recognition of a vocational education and training establishment conducted by the person as an approved training organisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. Application for recognition of a vocational education and training establishment as an approved training organisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. Application for registration to provide 1 course for 1 award in a different vocational area to, or at a higher level than, a course the person is registered in Queensland to provide for an award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. Yearly registration (payable in advance) of a person to provide 1 course for 1 award— (a) for 1 year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) for 5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. Accreditation of a course that is not a nationally accredited course but is accredited by another State’s recognition authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6. Accreditation of a course (other than a training program, short course, or a course mentioned in item 5)— (a) if the course forms part of another course and the applications for accreditation of the courses are lodged together— (i) for the course at the highest level . . . . . . . . . . . (ii) for each other course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 700.00 700.00 300.00 50.00 200.00 50.00 700.00 210.00

s8 7 s8 Vocational Education, Training and Employment Commission Rule 1992 SCHEDULE (continued) (b) if paragraph (a) does not apply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7. Application for recognition of a training program . . . . . . 8. Application for recognition of— (a) a short course— (i) not in the same vocational area as a course provided by the applicant and recognised in Queensland; and (ii) not recognised under the National Agreement or by another State’s recognition authority . . . . . . (b) another short course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9. Application to make a minor or technical amendment to an accredited course or recognised training program or short course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10. Certified copy of a certificate of— (a) accreditation of a course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) recognition of a training program or short course . . (c) recognition of a vocational education and training establishment as an approved training organisation . (d) registration of a person to provide a course for an award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11. Quality review of a course— (a) for the first or only course of the provider reviewed on a day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) for each additional course of the provider reviewed on the same day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (c) maximum per provider, per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 700.00 50.00 100.00 50.00 50.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 400.00 200.00 800.00

8 Vocational Education, Training and Employment Commission Rule 1992 † ENDNOTES ´ 1 Index to Endnotes Page 2 Date to which amendments incorporated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 3 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 4 Table of earlier reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 5 List of legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 6 List of annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 ´ 2 Date to which amendments incorporated This is the reprint date mentioned in the Reprints Act 1992, section 5(c). Accordingly, this reprint includes all amendments that commenced operation on or before 26 March 1999. Future amendments of the Vocational Education, Training and Employment Commission Rule 1992 may be made in accordance with this reprint under the Reprints Act 1992, section 49.

9 Vocational Education, Training and Employment Commission Rule 1992 3 ´ AIA amd amdt ch def div exp gaz hdg ins lap notfd o in c om p para prec pres = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Key Key to abbreviations in list of legislation and annotations Acts Interpretation Act 1954 amended amendment chapter definition division expires/expired gazette heading inserted lapsed notified order in council omitted page paragraph preceding present prev (prev) proc prov pt pubd R[X] RA reloc renum rep s sch sdiv SIA SL sub unnum = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = previous previously proclamation provision part published Reprint No.[X] Reprints Act 1992 relocated renumbered repealed section schedule subdivision Statutory Instruments Act 1992 subordinate legislation substituted unnumbered ´ 4 Table of earlier reprints TABLE OF EARLIER REPRINTS [If a reprint number includes a roman letter, the reprint was released in unauthorised, electronic form only.] Reprint No. Amendments included Reprint date 1 none 1 January 1993 ´ 5 List of legislation Vocational Education, Training and Commission Rule 1992 SL No. 412 notfd gaz 11 December 1992 pp 1830–3 commenced on date of notification exp 10 December 2002 (see SIA s 54) as amended by— Vocational Education, Training and Employment Commission Rule (No. 1) 1995 SL No. 412 notfd gaz 22 December 1995 pp 1672–6 ss 1–2 commenced on date of notification remaining provisions commenced 1 January 1996 (see s 2) Amendment

10 Vocational Education, Training and Employment Commission Rule 1992 ´ 6 List of annotations Definitions s 2 def “approved form” ins 1995 SL No. 412 s 4(2) def “course” om 1995 SL No. 412 s 4(1) def “credential” om 1995 SL No. 412 s 4(1) def “quality review” ins 1995 SL No. 412 s 4(2) def “recognition authority” ins 1995 SL No. 412 s 4(2) def “short course” om 1995 SL No. 412 s 4(1) def “training program” om 1995 SL No. 412 s 4(1) def “vocational education and training course” om 1995 SL No. 412 s 4(1) Fees s 3 amd 1995 SL No. 412 s 5 Vocational areas and levels for courses s 4 sub 1995 SL No. 412 s 6 Approval of forms s 5 ins 1995 SL No. 412 s 6 Applications s 6 ins 1995 SL No. 412 s 6 Fee concession for quality assurance s 7 ins 1995 SL No. 412 s 6 Fee exemption for interstate registered provider s 8 ins 1995 SL No. 412 s 6 SCHEDULE—FEES sub 1995 SL No. 412 s 7 © State of Queensland 1999