Education Legislation (Fees) Amendment Regulation 2017

1Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Education Legislation (Fees) Amendment Regulation 2017.

2Commencement

(1)Part 5 commences on 1 October 2017.

(2)Parts 2 to 4 and 6 commence on 1 January 2018.

3Regulation amended

This part amends the Education and Care Services Regulation 2013.

4Replacement of sch 1 (Fees)

Schedule 1—
omit, insert—

Schedule 1 Fees

section 71

		$
1	Application for Queensland provider approval (Act, s 12(2))	106.00
2	Application for amendment of Queensland provider approval (Act, s 21(2))	nil
3	Application for service approval for a QEC service (Act, s 44(1))	106.00
4	Annual fee for service approval (Act, s 54)	104.00
5	Application for amendment of service approval (Act, s 65(2))	nil
6	Application for transfer of service approval (Act, s 70(2))	106.00
7	Application for lifting suspension of service approval (Act, s 81(2))	52.00
8	Application for service waiver (Act, s 93)	106.00
9	Application for temporary waiver (Act, s 100)	106.00
10	Application for cancellation of prohibition notice (Act, s 201(3))	52.00
11	Inspection of register of approved providers (Act, s 213(3))	80.00
12	Obtaining a copy of the register of approved providers or part of it (Act, s 213(3))	first 40 pages free and then 50c each page
13	Inspection of register of QEC approved services (Act, s 214(3))	80.00
14	Obtaining a copy of the register of QEC approved services or part of it (Act, s 214(3))	first 40 pages free and then 50c each page

5Regulation amended

This part amends the Education (General Provisions) Regulation 2017.

6Replacement of schs 1–3

Schedules 1 to 3—
omit, insert—

Schedule 1 Fees for preparation of particular reports about State school students or former State school students

section 62(4)

		$
1	For a report of not more than 1,000 words	130.65
2	For a report of more than 1,000 words but not more than 2,000 words	175.80
3	For a report of more than 2,000 words	263.05

Schedule 2 Fees for distance education

section 70

		$
1	For the provision of distance education to a person enrolled for a school year in a program of distance education at a State school (Act, s 52(2))	1,448.00
2	For the provision of distance education to a person, other than a State school student, who is enrolled to undertake a component of a program of distance education at a State school but is not enrolled in the program at the school (Act, s 52(2))—
	(a)  for a subject, other than a LOTE subject, in any of years 8 to 12—
	(i)  if the person is enrolled for a school year	1,343.00
	(ii)  if the person is enrolled only for semester 2	671.80
	(b)  for a LOTE subject, in any of years 1 to 12—
	(i)  if the person is enrolled for a school year	1,343.00
	(ii)  if the person is enrolled only for semester 2	671.80

Schedule 3 Fees for specialised educational programs

section 73

Column 1	Column 2
Specialised educational program	Fee for a year $
The program developed by the department and known as the International Baccalaureate Diploma in Education Queensland Schools Program	2,233.55
The program developed by the department and known as the Queensland Academies Program	2,213.95

7Replacement of sch 5 (Fee for criminal history check)

Schedule 5—
omit, insert—

Schedule 5 Fee for criminal history check

section 76

		$
1	Fee for criminal history check for application for enrolment of a person as a mature age student of a mature age State school (Act, s 155B(1)(b))	26.60

8Regulation amended

This part amends the Education (Overseas Students) Regulation 2014.

9Amendment of s 10 (Fee for application for registration or renewal of registration as provider)

Section 10, ‘$334.85’—
omit, insert—

$346.55

10Amendment of s 11 (Fee for application for registration or renewal of registration of course)

Section 11(1), (2) and (3)(b), ‘$83.75’—
omit, insert—

$86.70

11Amendment of s 12 (Fee for application to change registration of provider or course)

Section 12, ‘$83.75’—
omit, insert—

$86.70

12Regulation amended

This part amends the Education (Queensland College of Teachers) Regulation 2016.

13Replacement of sch 1 (Fees)

Schedule 1—
omit, insert—

Schedule 1 Fees

section 34

		$
1	Eligibility application fee (Act, s 12E(3)(c)(i))	134.60
2	Registration application fee (Act, s 14(2)(b)(iii))—
	(a)  for a person who holds a qualification— (i)  from a registered higher education provider for a preservice teacher education program approved by the college under section 236 of the Act; and (ii)  successfully completed not more than 2 years before the application is made	nil
	(b)  for another person	104.50
3	Permission to teach application fee (Act, s 14(2)(b)(iii))	104.50
4	Registration fee (Act, s 14(2)(b)(iv))	134.60
5	Permission to teach fee (Act, s 14(2)(b)(iv))	134.60
6	Restoration application fee (Act, s 37(1)(b)(ii))	81.75
7	Replacement fee (Act, s 63(2)(b))—
	(a)  for a certificate of registration	36.90
	(b)  for a certificate of permission to teach	36.90
8	Annual fee, for each registration year (Act, s 66(1))	86.70
9	Fee for late payment of annual fee (Act, s 66(4))	29.50
10	Criminal history check fee (Act, schedule 3, definition criminal history check fee)	26.60

14Regulation amended

This part amends the Education (Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority) Regulation 2014.

15Amendment of s 165 (Service fee payable by person who is not an Australian citizen or permanent resident)

Section 165(2), ‘a service fee’—
omit, insert—

the service fee mentioned in schedule 1

16Replacement of sch 1 (Fees)

Schedule 1—
omit, insert—

Schedule 1 Fees

section 164

		$
1	Application fee for accreditation or renewal of accreditation of a kindergarten guideline (ss 9(1)(b)(iii) and 25(1)(b)(iii))	4,784.90
2	Application fee to take an external senior examination for an examination subject (s 57(2)(b)(i))	63.30
3	Late application fee to take an external senior examination for an examination subject (s 57(2)(b)(ii))	69.45
4	Reassessment fee for an examination subject (s 62(2)(c))	26.45
5	Script inspection fee for an examination subject (s 63(2)(c))	17.25
6	Application fee for declaration of eligibility to take a core skills test (s 66(4)(b)(i))	63.30
7	Late application fee for declaration of eligibility to take a core skills test (s 66(4)(b)(ii))	140.25
8	Review fee (s 149(2)(c))	53.50
9	Verification fee (s 157(2)(c))	53.50
10	Fee for a copy of a certificate (s 160(2)(b)(i))	31.95
11	Application fee for decision on equivalence of level of education or qualification (s 162(2)(b)(i))—
	(a)  for an interstate school education or qualification	31.95
	(b)  for an overseas school education or qualification	55.95
12	Service fee for 1 year (s 165(2))	438.20
13	Administrative component (s 166(3))	1,187.65
14	Administration fee (ss 167(5), 168(2), 169(2) and 170(2))	17.25