Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01002:reg:5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01002
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5
Character Range: 7503–9683

5  Criteria for accreditation relating to qualifications and competencies

Person holding Vocational Graduate Diploma of Family Dispute Resolution
 (1) It is an accreditation criterion for a person that the person has, or is entitled to, the award of a Vocational Graduate Diploma of Family Dispute Resolution from a registered training organisation.

Person holding certified postgraduate award
 (2) It is an accreditation criterion for a person that the person has, or is entitled to, a certified postgraduate award.

Person holding appropriate qualifications or mediation accreditation who has been assessed as competent or completes postgraduate units
 (3) It is an accreditation criterion for a person that the person:
 (a) either:
 (i) has, or is entitled to, the award of an appropriate qualification; or
 (ii) has been accredited by a Recognised Mediation Accreditation Body under the National Mediator Approval Standards and remains accredited under those Standards; and
 (b) either:
 (i) has been assessed as competent by a registered training organisation against the 6 compulsory units of competency for the award of a Vocational Graduate Diploma of Family Dispute Resolution; or
 (ii) has completed the units of a postgraduate degree or diploma certified by a higher education provider under subregulation 8(1).

Person who is registered and assessed as competent or completes postgraduate units
 (4) It is an accreditation criterion for a person that the person:
 (a) is registered, until 30 June 2009, on the Family Dispute Resolution Register established under Part 4B of the other Regulations; and
 (b) has either:
 (i) been assessed as competent by a registered training organisation against the 3 specified units of competency; or
 (ii) completed the units of a postgraduate degree or diploma certified by a higher education provider under subregulation 8(2).
 (5) For subparagraphs (4)(b)(i) and (ii), a registered training organisation or higher education provider may only assess a person as competent against the 3 specified units until 30 June 2011.
Note: The Register established under Part 4B of the other Regulations will not exist after 30 June 2009.