Universities Registration Amendment Act 2001

Universities Registration Amendment Act 2001

An Act to amend the Universities Registration Act 1995

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

1.   Short title

This Act may be cited as the Universities Registration Amendment Act 2001 .

2.   Commencement

This Act commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

3.   Principal Act

In this Act, the Universities Registration Act 1995 is referred to as the Principal Act.

4.    Section 3 amended (Interpretation)

Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended as follows:

(a) by omitting the definition of award and substituting the following definition:

award means –

(a) an award of a diploma or advanced diploma; or

(b) an award of a graduate diploma or graduate certificate; or

(c) an award of a bachelor degree, masters degree or doctoral degree; or

(d) a prescribed award;

(b) by omitting " Vocational Education and Training Act 1994 ." from the definition of vocational education and training and substituting " Vocational Education and Training Act 1994 ;";

(c) by inserting the following definition after the definition of vocational education and training :

vocational education and training authority means  –

(a) the Tasmanian Accreditation and Recognition Committee continued under section 17 of the Vocational Education and Training Act 1994 ; or

(b) a committee, authority or other body constituted or recognised under an Act of another State or a Territory of the Commonwealth and having the same or similar functions to those of the Tasmanian Accreditation and Recognition Committee.

5.    Section 4 amended (Non-application of Act)

Section 4(1) of the Principal Act is amended by omitting paragraph (d) and substituting the following paragraph:

(d) a body or training provider established or registered under an Act of the Commonwealth or a State or Territory of the Commonwealth for the provision of vocational education and training, except in so far as –

(i) the body or training provider offers or conducts a course of study leading to the conferral of an award by the body or training provider; and

(ii) the award is not of a type accredited or recognised by vocational education and training authorities; or

6.    Section 5 amended (Universities Registration Council)

Section 5(1) of the Principal Act is amended by omitting paragraph (c) and substituting the following paragraph:

(c) one is a person nominated by a university established or registered under an Act of the Commonwealth or a State or Territory of the Commonwealth; and

7.    Section 7 amended (Registrar)

Section 7 of the Principal Act is amended as follows:

(a) by inserting in subsection (1) ", or another person," after "Department";

(b) by omitting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:

(2)  If the person appointed as Registrar is employed in the Department, he or she holds that office in conjunction with his or her position in the Department.

[Second reading presentation speech made in:

House of Assembly on 29 MARCH 2001

Legislative Council on 4 APRIL 2001]