Tasmanian Qualifications Authority (Fees) Regulations 2013
I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Tasmanian Qualifications Authority Act 2003 .
2 December 2013PETER G. UNDERWOOD
Governor
By His Excellency's Command,
NICK MCKIM
Minister for Education and Skills
These regulations may be cited as the Tasmanian Qualifications Authority (Fees) Regulations 2013 .
These regulations take effect on 24 December 2013.
In these regulations –Act means the Tasmanian Qualifications Authority Act 2003 ;Assistant Chief Marking Examiner means the person holding an appointment as Assistant Chief Marking Examiner with the Authority;basic-level setting task means the task of setting an examination paper, including the accompanying answers and solutions or marking guide, that has been determined by the chief executive officer to be a task of a basic level;Chief Marking Examiner means the person holding an appointment as Chief Marking Examiner with the Authority;complex-level setting task means the task of setting an examination paper, including the accompanying answers and solutions or marking guide, that has been determined by the chief executive officer to be a task of a complex level;critic means a person holding an appointment as a critic, by whatever term described, with the Authority to review and report on one or both of the following:(a) draft examination papers, including the accompanying answers and solutions or marking guides;(b) draft texts for aural examinations for senior secondary courses, including the accompanying answers and solutions or marking guides;examination answer paper means –(a) the written paper of an examinee containing his or her answers or solutions to an examination paper, whether those answers or solutions are on or combined with the examination paper or in a separate document; or(b) the written paper of an examinee containing his or her answers or solutions to an aural examination for a senior secondary course;examination paper means a written examination paper for a senior secondary course containing questions to which the examinee is required to provide written answers or solutions;expert-level 1 examination paper means an examination paper that has been determined by the chief executive officer to have a medium level of marking complexity and risk;expert-level 2 examination paper means an examination paper that has been determined by the chief executive officer to have the highest level of marking complexity and risk;folio means a folio of a student's original written, artistic or other work or product;marker means a person who has accepted an appointment as examiner, written marker or marking examiner, or any combination of those positions, with the Authority to mark one or more of the following:(a) an examination answer paper;(b) a folio;(c) an oral examination;(d) a practical examination;professional-level examination paper means an examination paper that has been determined by the chief executive officer to have the lowest level of marking complexity and risk;setting examiner means a person who has accepted an appointment as a setting examiner, by whatever term described, with the Authority to set or compose one or more of the following:(a) an examination paper, accompanied by answers and solutions or marking guides;(b) the text for an aural examination for a senior secondary course, accompanied by answers and solutions or marking guides.
The fees specified in Schedule 1 are payable in respect of the matters specified in that Schedule.
5. Fees payable in relation to examinations
(1) Each of the following persons is entitled to be paid a fee for the task performed by the person, as specified:(a) Chief Marking Examiner, for organising and coordinating the external assessment program for an accredited senior secondary course for the Authority;(b) Assistant Chief Marking Examiner, for assisting the Chief Marking Examiner, as determined by the Chief Marking Examiner;(c) setting examiner, for setting an examination paper, including the accompanying answers and solutions or marking guide or the text for an aural examination;(d) critic, for reviewing and reporting on an examination paper, including the accompanying draft answers and solutions or draft marking guide, and the draft text for an aural examination;(e) marker, for marking any, or any part of any, of the following:(i) an examination answer paper;(ii) a folio;(iii) an oral examination;(iv) a practical examination.(2) The fee payable to a person under subregulation (1) is that percentage of the fee specified in Schedule 2 that corresponds to the percentage of the task performed by the person.NoteFor example, the fee payable to a marker who marks only 25% of an examination answer paper is 25% of the relevant fee specified in Schedule 2 .(3) Despite subregulation (2) , the fee payable to a person under subregulation (1) for a task performed in the year 2013 is to be calculated as if the relevant fee specified in Schedule 2 were 70% of the fee so specified.NoteFor example, the fee payable to a marker who marks only 25% of an examination answer paper in 2013 is 25% of the 70% fee specified in Schedule 2 .(4) Despite subregulation (2) , the fee payable to a person under subregulation (1) for a task performed in the year 2014 is to be calculated as if the relevant fee specified in Schedule 2 were 80% of the fee so specified.(5) Despite subregulation (2) , the fee payable to a person under subregulation (1) for a task performed in the year 2015 is to be calculated as if the relevant fee specified in Schedule 2 were 90% of the fee so specified.
SCHEDULE 1 - Fees Generally
Fee units | 1. | Application under section 35 of Act for accreditation of higher education course or application under section 39 of Act for renewal of that accreditation – | (a) if application relates to one local higher education course or overseas higher education course or a group of related local higher education courses or overseas higher education courses | 1 100 | (b) if application relates to one interstate higher education course or a group of related interstate higher education courses | 200 | 2. | Application under section 42 of Act for registration as registered higher education provider or application under section 49 of Act for renewal of that registration | 200 | 3. | Registration fee under section 47 of Act for registered higher education provider – | (a) if registration granted on the basis of section 43(2B) of Act | 200 | (b) if registration granted otherwise than on the basis of section 43(2B) of Act | 1 000 | 4. | Application under section 55A of Act for approval as approved overseas higher education provider or application under section 55H of Act for renewal of that approval – | (a) if applicant is overseas higher education institution referred to in section 55A(2)(b) of Act | 6 000 | (b) if applicant is overseas higher education institution referred to in section 55A(2)(c) of Act | 1 000 | 5. | Approval fee under section 55F of Act for approved overseas higher education provider – | (a) if approval granted on the basis of section 55B(4) of Act | 1 000 | (b) if approval granted otherwise than on the basis of section 55B(4) of Act | 4 000 | 6. | Application under section 55N of Act for grant of status of self-accrediting higher education provider or application under section 55U of Act for renewal of that grant of status | 600 | 7. | Self-accreditation fee under section 55S of Act for self-accrediting higher education provider | 1 000 | 8. | Application under section 55ZT of Act for accreditation of education program for provision to overseas students or application under section 55ZX of Act for renewal of that accreditation – | (a) if application relates to education program referred to in section 55ZT(2)(d) of Act, or to accredited course or accredited training course | 50 | (b) if application relates to any other program or course | 100 | 9. | Application under section 55ZZ of Act for registration as a registered education (overseas students) provider or application under section 55ZZG of Act for renewal of that registration – | (a) if application relates to education program at infant, primary or secondary level | 100 | (b) if application relates to education program at post-secondary level | 500 | 10. | Registration fee under section 55ZZE of Act for registered education (overseas students) provider – | (a) if application relates to education program at infant, primary or secondary level | 250 | (b) if application relates to education program at post-secondary level | 500 | 11. | Application under section 55ZZO of Act for recommendation that new university be established by an Act | 10 000 | 12. | Fee for providing statement under section 64A(1) of Act – | (a) if statement requested to be provided on same day | 40 | (b) if statement not requested to be provided on same day | 10 |
SCHEDULE 2 - Fees Relating to Examinations
Person and task | Fee units | Chief Marking Examiner | For each senior secondary course externally assessed – | (a) if 100 or fewer candidates | 250 | (b) if more than 100 candidates | 250 plus 1.7 for each extra candidate | Assistant Chief Marking Examiner | For each senior secondary course externally assessed | 200 | Setting examiner | For each examination paper, including the accompanying answers and solutions or marking guide, set – | (a) for a 2.5 – 3-hour examination and a basic-level setting task | 700 | (b) for a 3-hour examination and a complex-level setting task | 1 000 | (c) for a 2-hour examination and a basic-level setting task | 500 | (d) for a 2-hour examination and a complex-level setting task | 700 | (e) for a 2-hour examination plus the text for an aural examination, and a basic-level setting task | 800 | Critic | For each examination paper, including the accompanying answers and solutions or marking guide, reviewed and reported on – | (a) for a 2.5 – 3-hour examination and a basic-level setting task | 200 | (b) for a 3-hour examination and a complex-level setting task | 300 | (c) for a 2-hour examination and a basic-level setting task | 150 | (d) for a 2-hour examination and a complex-level setting task | 220 | (e) for a 2-hour examination plus the text for an aural examination, and a basic-level setting task | 250 | Marker | For marking an examination answer paper for a professional-level examination paper – | (a) for a 3-hour examination | 7 | (b) for a 2.5-hour examination | 6 | (c) for a 2-hour examination | 5 | For marking an examination answer paper for an expert-level 1 examination paper – | (a) for a 3-hour examination | 8 | (b) for a 2.5-hour examination | 7 | (c) for a 2-hour examination | 6 | For marking an examination answer paper for an expert-level 2 examination paper – | (a) for a 3-hour examination | 9 | (b) for a 2.5-hour examination | 8 | (c) for a 2-hour examination | 7 | For marking a folio when marking alone (per folio) – | (a) for a large folio containing 3 or more pieces of work | 16 | (b) for a medium folio containing 2 pieces of work | 11 | (c) for a small folio containing 1 piece of work | 7 | For the marking of folios when marking as a member of a panel tasked with marking the folios | 36 for each hour or part of an hour | For marking oral or practical examinations | 36 for each hour or part of an hour |
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 11 December 2013
These regulations are administered in the Department of Education.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the regulation)
These regulations –(a) prescribe the fees payable under the Tasmanian Qualifications Authority Act 2003 ; and(b) are made consequentially on the repeal of the Tasmanian Qualifications Authority (Fees) Regulations 2003 under section 11 of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1992 .