Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00006:reg:20:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00006
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 20 (pt 3/7)
Character Range: 22804–25589

$300 from the fee that is otherwise payable.

    4 Waiver of fees - general

TEQSA may waive all or part of the fees payable in Schedule A of this instrument in the following circumstances:

       (a)  where an application is for renewal of accreditation of a course of study on the basis that:

            (i)    No new enrolments will be permitted in the course from the date on which the provider's current accreditation for the course is to end, and

            (ii)  The provider ceases to provide the course at the conclusion of the first teaching period that commences after the date on which the provider's current accreditation for the course is to end

                  all or part of the fee for renewal of accreditation of the course may be waived.

        (b)  when the responsibility for offering or conferring one or more higher education awards has been transferred from one person or body, including a body politic or a body corporate (the first provider) to another person or body (the second provider) and the first provider is, or has been within one month prior to the date on which the second provider applies to TEQSA for registration as a higher education provider, a registered higher education provider, then TEQSA may waive all or part of the following fees in relation to the second provider:

             (i)    the fees for a preliminary and substantive assessment of an application for registration;

            (ii)  the fees for preliminary and substantive assessments of any applications for course accreditation provided with the application for registration;

            (iii) the fee for an application for registration under section 9 of the ESOS Act to provide a course at a location to overseas students.

    5           Waiver of fees – special or unusual circumstances

    (1)           TEQSA may waive any of the following fees that would otherwise be payable under this instrument, in whole or in part where, in TEQSA's opinion, special or unusual circumstances exist which would cause the fee to be unreasonable or inequitable:

       (a)    in all cases – a fee under items 3 – 5, 7 – 9 and 16 – 20 of the table at section (1) of Schedule A;

       (b)   a fee under items 1, 2, 12 – 15 of the table at section (1) of Schedule A, where the fee relates to an application by a registered higher education provider.

    (2)          In deciding whether to exercise its discretion under subsection 5(1), TEQSA must have regard the objective of recovering the costs associated with TEQSA's regulatory effort in the assessment of applications.

    6          Refund of fees – special or unusual circumstances

    (1)           TEQSA may refund all or part of any of the following fees, in whole or in part where subsection (3)