Queensland Consolidated Regulations

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT REGULATION 2000

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Contents

           Part 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Definitions

           Part 2--Registering training organisations and accrediting courses

           Division 1--Registering training organisations through TVET

   3.      Application of div 1
   4.      Application for approval to register through TVET
   5.      Deciding application for approval
   6.      Grounds for cancellation of transfer approval
   6A.     Show cause notice
   6B.     Representations about show cause notice
   6C.     Ending show cause process without further action
   6D.     Cancellation of transfer approval
   6E.     Surrender of transfer approval

           Division 2--Amending accreditation

   7.      Procedure for amending accreditation—Act, s 47D

           Division 3--Provisions about certificates

   8.      Application of div 3
   9.      Definition for div 3
   10.     Replacement certificates
   11.     Displaying invalid certificate

           Part 3--Apprentices and trainees

           Division 1--Training contracts

   12.     Registering training contracts
   13.     Applying for approval to amend registered training contract
   14.     How council may deal with application to amend registered training contract
   15.     Applying for approval to temporarily assign registered training contract
   16.     How council may deal with application to temporarily assign registered training contract

           Division 2--Training plans

   17.     Changing training plan for an apprentice or trainee
   18.     Signing changed training plan for apprentice or trainee
   19.     Copies of signed changed training plan for apprentice or trainee

           Division 3--Training records

   20.     Keeping training record
   21.     Falsifying training record
   22.     Ombudsman may require production of training record

           Part 4--Fair procedures

   23.     Application
   24.     Timeliness
   25.     Show cause notice
   26.     Representations about show cause notices
   27.     Administrator may inform itself
   28.     Administrator may ask for additional information
   29.     All representations and material to be considered

           Part 5--Vocational placement

   30.     Particulars for Act, s 117(3)

           Part 5A--TAFE institute and statutory TAFE institute fees

   30A.    Time for payment of student contribution fee or ACE tuition fee
   30B.    When fee for ACE course is chargeable at an hourly rate
   30C.    Facilities fee for ACE courses
   30D.    Government funded subjects for which there are no student contribution fees, and free tests
   30E.    Government funded subjects for which there are reduced student contribution fees
   30F.    Transition if a program is superseded by a replacement program
   30G.    Waiver of fees for professional development of institute staff
   30H.    Vocational placement hours—25% of fees payable for nominal vocational placement hours
   30I.    Fee adjustment for certain transfers and cancellations of enrolment in government funded subjects
   30J.    Fee exemption on grounds of extreme financial hardship
   30K.    Student contribution fee exemptions for government funded subjects
   30L.    Half fee exemption for ACE courses for students entitled to concessions under Commonwealth law
   30M.    Allowing time to pay fees for government funded subjects
   30N.    Refund if subject or course cancelled by director or executive officer
   30O.    Refund if enrolment cancelled before subject or course starts
   30P.    Refund after government funded subject starts
   30Q.    Refund if academic exemption received
   30R.    Refund if re-evaluation successful
   30S.    Refused applications for fee exemptions, refunds and time to pay
   30T.    Delegation of director's powers
   30U.    Approval of forms

           Part 6--General

   31.     Fees
   31A.    Establishment of statutory TAFE institutes—Act, s 218A
   31B.    Notice of proposed significant action—Act, s 218U
   32.     Prescribed persons for Act, s 257
   33.     Appointment of prescribed person as inspector
   34.     False or misleading statements to registered training organisation
   35.     False or misleading document to registered training organisation
   36.     Offences about false or misleading statements or documents
   37.     Transitional provision for application for course accreditation—Act, s 332

           Part 7--Transitional provisions for the Vocational Education, Training and Employment and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2008

   38.     Definitions for pt 7
   39.     Application of Act, s 220Z
   40.     Assets and liabilities
   41.     Agreements and arrangements
   42.     Student enrolments
   43.     Legal proceedings
   44.     Former TAFE institute employees
   45.     Accreditation of a course under the Act
   46.     Accreditation of a higher education course
   47.     Supervising registered training organisation
   48.     Applications made to director of former TAFE institute

           Part 8--Transitional provisions for the Vocational Education, Training and Employment and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2008

   49.     Definitions for pt 8
   50.     Application of Act, s 220Z
   51.     Assets and liabilities
   52.     Agreements and arrangements
   53.     Student enrolments
   54.     Legal proceedings
   55.     Former TAFE institute employees
   56.     Accreditation of a course under the Act
   57.     Supervising registered training organisation
   58.     Applications made to director of former TAFE institute
           SCHEDULE 1 -- FEES
           SCHEDULE 2 -- STATUTORY TAFE INSTITUTES
           SCHEDULE 3 -- AMOUNTS PRESCRIBED FOR THE ACT, S 218U
           SCHEDULE 4 -- PRESCRIBED PERSONS FOR SECTION 257 OF THE ACT
           SCHEDULE 5 -- DICTIONARY
           Endnotes