Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00020:reg:74
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00020
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 74
Character Range: 105626–107086

74    Fee periods

        (1)    The VET provider must choose 3 or more fee periods for the course. The number and length of the fee periods may be different from those for other students who undertake the course.

        Example:   The fee periods may be longer for a student undertaking the course part-time.

        (2)    The fee periods for the course must:
(a)    be sequential and together equal the duration of the course; and
(b)    be of equal length; and
(c)    each contain at least one census date for a unit forming part of the course.

        Note: The precise length of the fee periods need not be known when they are chosen.

             Example:   When starting the course the VET provider is still deciding whether the student should get some recognition for prior learning (which would reduce the duration of the course). The VET provider could choose for the course to have 3 fee periods of equal length, with the actual length to be worked out when the course duration is worked out.

        (3)    However, the length of any fee periods that are yet to start at a particular time may be changed in proportion to a change at that time to the duration of the course. The changed fee periods must be of equal length.

             Example:   If the student changes from studying full-time to part-time during the course, the duration of the course may increase. The length of the remaining fee periods could be similarly increased.