Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00123:clause:1_18
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00123
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 18
Character Range: 34647–36170

18  Pending applications for accreditation—referring States and Territories
(1) If:
 (a) a person or entity has, before the relevant commencement day, applied to a State VET Regulator of a referring State or the VET Regulator of a Territory for accreditation of a course; and
 (b) the State VET Regulator has not decided the application before the relevant commencement day;
then:
 (c) the National VET Regulator must decide the application under the new law within 6 months after the relevant commencement day; and
 (d) if the National VET Regulator decides to grant the application:
 (i) the Regulator must accredit the course as a VET accredited course under section 44 of the new law; and
 (ii) the Regulator must notify the person or entity of its decision in accordance with section 45 of the new law; and
 (e) if the National VET Regulator decides to reject the application—the Regulator must notify the person or entity of its decision in accordance with section 45 of the new law.
Note 1: A reference to a State VET Regulator includes a reference to a VET Regulator of a Territory, see subitem 1(3).
Note 2: The National VET Regulator is taken to have granted the application if it does not make a decision within 6 months after the relevant commencement day or a longer period determined under subitem 20(1), see subitem 20(4).
(2) To avoid doubt, if the National VET Regulator decides to grant the application, the Regulator may, in accordance with the new law, impose conditions on the course's accreditation.