Office of Tasmanian Assessment, Standards and Certification (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2017

Office of Tasmanian Assessment, Standards and Certification (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2017

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 Office of Tasmanian Assessment, Standards and Certification Act 2003 .

14 August 2017

C. WARNER

Governor

By Her Excellency's Command,

JEREMY ROCKLIFF

Minister for Education and Training

1.   Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Office of Tasmanian Assessment, Standards and Certification (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2017 .

2.   Commencement

These regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette.

3.   Principal Regulations

In these regulations, the Office of Tasmanian Assessment, Standards and Certification (Fees) Regulations 2013 are referred to as the Principal Regulations.

4.    Regulation 3 amended (Interpretation)

Regulation 3 of the Principal Regulations is amended as follows:

(a) by omitting the definition of Assistant Chief Marking Examiner ;

(b) by omitting the definition of Chief Marking Examiner ;

(c) by omitting the definitions of expert-level 1 examination paper and expert-level 2 examination paper ;

(d) by omitting "as examiner, written marker or marking examiner, or any combination of those positions," from the definition of marker ;

(e) by omitting the definition of professional-level examination paper and substituting the following definition:

marking coordinator means the person holding an appointment as marking coordinator with the Office;

(f) by omitting "marking guides." from paragraph (b) of the definition of setting examiner and substituting "marking guides;";

(g) by inserting the following definitions after the definition of setting examiner :

supervisor means the person holding an appointment as supervisor with the Office;

supervisor coordinator means the person holding an appointment as supervisor coordinator with the Office;

support supervisor means the person holding an appointment as support supervisor with the Office.

5.    Regulation 5 amended (Fees payable in relation to examinations)

Regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting subregulation (1) and substituting the following subregulation:

(1)  Each of the following persons is entitled to be paid a fee for the task performed by the person, as specified:

(a) supervisor coordinator, for planning and coordinating exam centres at specified locations during the examination period on behalf of the Office;

(b) supervisor, for supervising the conduct of candidates during the examination period in accordance with the rules;

(c) support supervisor, for assisting in tasks for the preparation of exam centres for the examination period and supervising the conduct of candidates during the examination period;

(d) setting examiner, for setting an examination paper, including the accompanying answers and solutions, or marking guide, and the text for an aural exam;

(e) 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;

(f) marking coordinator, for coordinating other markers and ensuring that marking is evenly distributed between markers, and all papers are marked within the timeframe;

(g) 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.

6.    Schedule 1 amended (Fees Generally)

Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations is amended as follows:

(a) by omitting paragraph (b) from item 3 and substituting the following:

(b) if registration granted otherwise than on the basis of section 43(2B) of Act

2 000

(b) by omitting item 6 and substituting the following:

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

6 000

(c) by inserting after item 7 the following:

7A.

Application under section 55ZH of Act for accreditation of other education course

500

(d) by omitting paragraph (b) from item 8 and substituting the following:

(b) if application relates to any other program or course

1 000

(e) by omitting paragraph (a) from item 9 and substituting the following:

(a) if application relates to education program at infant, primary or secondary level

500

(f) by omitting paragraph (a) from item 10 and substituting the following:

(a) if application relates to education program at infant, primary or secondary level

500

(g) by inserting after paragraph (b) in item 10 the following:

10A.

Application under section 55ZZL of Act for recognition of other qualifications

500

(h) by omitting item 11 and substituting the following:

11.

Application under section 55ZZO of Act for recommendation that new university be established by an Act

50 000

(i) by inserting after paragraph (b) in item 12 the following:

13.

Fee for providing statement under section 64A(2) of Act that compares qualifications conferred or issued in another State, Territory or a country other than Australia.

30

7.    Schedule 2 substituted

Schedule 2 to the Principal Regulations is rescinded and the following Schedule is substituted:

SCHEDULE 2 - Fees Relating to Examinations

Regulation 5

	Person and task	Fee units
1.	Marking coordinator
	(a) For each senior secondary course externally assessed –
	(i) if 100 or fewer candidates	250
	(ii) if more than 100 candidates	250 plus 1.7 for each extra candidate
2.	Supervisor coordinator
	(a) For preparation and organisation of exam centres –
	(i) if 850 or fewer candidates	333
	(ii) if more than 850 but not more than 1 500 candidates	555
	(iii) if more than 1 500 candidates	777
	(b) For supervision of each examination session	75
3.	Setting examiner
	(a) For each examination paper, including the accompanying answers and solutions, or marking guide, set –
	(i) for a 3-hour examination and a basic-level setting task	700
	(ii) for a 3-hour examination and a complex-level setting task	1 000
	(iii) for a 2-hour examination and a basic-level setting task	500
	(iv) for a 2-hour examination and a complex-level setting task	700
	(v) for a 3-hour examination plus the text for an aural examination, and a basic-level setting task	800
4.	Supervisor
	(a) For supervision of each examination session	75
	(b) For undertaking training as requested by the office –
	(i) for a half day of training (no longer than 2.5 hours)	95
	(ii) for a full day of training (more than 2.5 hours)	190
5.	Support supervisor
	(a) For each examination session for which support services are offered	60
6.	Critic
	(a) For each examination paper, including the accompanying answers and solutions or marking guide, reviewed and reported on –
	(i) for a 3-hour examination and a basic-level setting task	200
	(ii) for a 3-hour examination and a complex-level setting task	300
	(iii) for a 2-hour examination and a basic-level setting task	150
	(iv) for a 2-hour examination and a complex-level setting task	220
	(v) for a 3-hour examination plus the text for an aural examination, and a basic-level setting task	250
7.	Marker
	(a) For marking examination answer papers	245
	(b) For marking a folio when marking alone (per folio) –
	(i) for a large folio containing 3 or more pieces of work	16
	(ii) for a medium folio containing 2 pieces of work	11
	(iii) for a small folio containing 1 piece of work	7
	(c) 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
	(d) For marking oral or practical examinations	36 for each hour or part of an hour
	(e) For undertaking training as requested by the office –
	(i) for a half day of training (no longer than 2.5 hours)	95
	(ii) for a full day of training (more than 2.5 hours)	190

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 18 August 2017

These regulations are administered in the Department of Education.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the regulation)

These regulations amend the Office of Tasmanian Assessment, Standards and Certification (Fees) Regulations 2013 by –

(a) updating certain terminology of persons responsible for examinations under the Office of Tasmanian Assessment, Standards and Certification Act 2003 ; and

(b) increasing certain fees, and prescribing new fees, payable under that Act.