CRIMINAL PROCEDURE REGULATION 2010 - REG 96 Secretary may approve courses for program

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CRIMINAL PROCEDURE REGULATION 2010 - REG 96

96 Secretary may approve courses for program

(1) The Secretary may, by order published in the Gazette, approve a course of study or training as an approved traffic course for the purposes of the program.

(2) The Secretary may approve a course of study or training under subclause (1):

(a) on the Secretary's own motion, or

(b) on the application (in the form approved by the Secretary from time to time) of the government agency or association that conducts the course.

(3) The Secretary may approve a course of study or training under subclause (1) only if:

(a) the course is to be conducted by a government agency or by an association, and

(b) the course provider has submitted a statement to the Secretary in the form approved by the Secretary from time to time that sets out the following:

(i) the objectives of the course,

(ii) an outline of the content of the course,

(iii) assessment criteria for the course, including the minimum rate of attendance by course participants,

(iv) an itemised proposed fee structure for course participants,

(v) details of proposed monitoring of the course and evaluation mechanisms for the course, and

(c) the course consists of the following kinds of measures:

(i) measures that aim to improve the understanding of course participants of their legal obligations as road users,

(ii) measures that aim to develop safe driving behaviour by course participants,

(iii) measures to inform course participants about the potential impact of traffic offences on the victims of such offences and on the community generally, and

(d) the Secretary is satisfied that any fee that is proposed to be charged for participation in the course is being charged on a cost recovery basis and not for profit, and

(e) the Secretary is satisfied that the course complies with any relevant guidelines for the content or conduct of approved traffic courses.

(4) A course of study or training approved under subclause (1) may be approved for all Local Courts or for only such Local Courts as may be specified in the order approving the course.

(5) The Secretary may at any time and for any reason revoke an approval for a course of study or training under subclause (1) by order published in the Gazette.

(6) An approval for a course of study or training under subclause (1) has effect for a period of 3 years, unless sooner revoked.

(7) Nothing in subclause (6) prevents the Secretary from re-approving a course of study or training under subclause (1) after a previous approval for the study or training has ceased to have effect.