Education Legislation (Fees) Amendment Regulation 2021

1Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Education Legislation (Fees) Amendment Regulation 2021.

2Commencement

(1)This regulation, other than part 4, commences on 1 January 2022.

(2)Part 4 commences on 1 October 2021.

3Regulation amended

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

4Replacement 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	143.15
2	For a report of more than 1,000 words but not more than 2,000 words	192.60
3	For a report of more than 2,000 words	288.20

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))	1,586.50
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	1,471.50
	(ii)  if the person is enrolled only for semester 2	736.05
	(b)  for a LOTE subject, in any of years 1 to 12—
	(i)  if the person is enrolled for a school year	1,471.50
	(ii)  if the person is enrolled only for semester 2	736.05

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	2,447.15
The program developed by the department and known as the Queensland Academies Program	2,425.70

5Amendment of sch 5 (Fee for criminal history check)

Schedule 5, item 1, ‘27.05’—
omit, insert—

27.15

6Regulation amended

This part amends the Education (Overseas Students) Regulation 2018.

7Replacement of sch 1 (Fees)

Schedule 1—
omit, insert—

Schedule 1 Fees

section 3

		$
1	Application for an approval—
	(a)  for a school provider approval (Act, s 7(b))	379.70
	(b)  for a student exchange approval (Act, s 15(b))	nil
2	Application for amendment of an approval (Act, s 22(2)(b))—
	(a)  for a school provider approval	95.00
	(b)  for a student exchange approval	nil
3	Application for renewal of an approval (Act, s 26(2)(b))—
	(a)  for a school provider approval	379.70
	(b)  for a student exchange approval	nil

8Regulation amended

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

9Replacement of sch 1 (Fees)

Schedule 1—
omit, insert—

Schedule 1 Fees

section 34

		$
1	Eligibility application fee (Act, s 12E(3)(c)(i))	147.45
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	114.50
3	Permission to teach application fee (Act, s 14(2)(b)(iii))	114.50
4	Registration fee (Act, s 14(2)(b)(iv))	147.45
5	Permission to teach fee (Act, s 14(2)(b)(iv))	147.45
6	Restoration application fee (Act, s 37(1)(b)(ii))	89.55
7	Replacement fee (Act, s 63(2)(b))—
	(a)  for a certificate of registration	40.45
	(b)  for a certificate of permission to teach	40.45
8	Annual fee, for each registration year (Act, s 66(1))	95.00
9	Fee for late payment of annual fee (Act, s 66(4))	32.35
10	Certification application fee (Act, s 67B(b))—
	(a)  for an application made by a teacher employed by the employing authority for a State school	850.00
	(b)  for an application made by a teacher employed by the employing authority for a non-State school represented by QCEC	850.00
11	Fee for notice under the Act, s 67F(2)(a) (Act, s 67F(3)(b))—
	(a)  for a notice given by a teacher employed by the employing authority for a State school	650.00
	(b)  for a notice given by a teacher employed by the employing authority for a non-State school represented by QCEC	650.00
12	Renewal application fee (Act, s 67K(b))—
	(a)  for an application made by a teacher employed by the employing authority for a State school	100.00
	(b)  for an application made by a teacher employed by the employing authority for a non-State school represented by QCEC	100.00
13	Criminal history check fee (Act, sch 3, definition criminal history check fee)	27.15

10Regulation amended

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

11Replacement 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))	5,242.60
2	Application fee to take an external senior examination for an examination subject (s 57(2)(b)(i))	69.30
3	Late application fee to take an external senior examination for an examination subject (s 57(2)(b)(ii))	113.25
4	Reassessment fee for a relevant subject (s 62(2)(c))	66.10
5	Script inspection fee for a relevant subject (s 63(2)(c))	18.90
6	Fee for verification of certificate or statement (s 157(2)(c))	58.60
7	Fee for a copy of a certificate (s 160(2)(b)(i))	35.00
8	Application fee for decision on equivalence of level of school education or school qualification (s 162(2)(b)(i))—
	(a)  for an interstate school education or school qualification	35.00
	(b)  for an overseas school education or school qualification	61.25
9	Service fee for 1 year (s 165(2))	807.30
10	Administrative component (s 166(3))	1,301.20
11	Administration fee (ss 167(5), 168(2), 169(2) and 170(2))	18.90