❓ Hon Sue Ellery questions the Minister for Education regarding a significant increase in teacher registration fees, despite a lower predicted CPI. The Minister clarifies the fee structure and explains the increase as a result of an across-the-board adjustment to accommodate CPI.
AnsweredQoN 455Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
TEACHER REGISTRATION BOARD OF WA —
REGISTRATION FEES
455. Hon SUE ELLERY to the Minister for Education:
I refer to the notification from the Teacher Registration
Board of WA to all registered teachers advising of an increase in registration
fees ''to accommodate CPI''. Given Treasury's prediction
in budget paper No 3 that this year's consumer price index will be 2.5 per
cent, why have full registration fees for a WA teacher increased by 91.25 per
cent, from $80 to $153?
REGISTRATION FEES
455. Hon SUE ELLERY to the Minister for Education:
I refer to the notification from the Teacher Registration
Board of WA to all registered teachers advising of an increase in registration
fees ''to accommodate CPI''. Given Treasury's prediction
in budget paper No 3 that this year's consumer price index will be 2.5 per
cent, why have full registration fees for a WA teacher increased by 91.25 per
cent, from $80 to $153?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question.
The registration fee to which the question refers is set
under the Teacher Registration Act 2012 and associated Teacher Registration
(General) Regulations 2012. It is a global fee payable with an initial
application for full registration; that is, a once-only fee. As of 14 August
2013, the fee for current full registration with the Teacher Registration Board
of Western Australia for teachers with a teaching qualification from an accredited
initial teacher education program is $153. Under the predecessor to the Teacher
Registration Board of Western Australia, the Western Australian College of
Teaching, teachers making the same kind of application did not pay one global
fee but, rather, three separate fees. As at 1 January 2012 the three fees
totalling $153 comprised a registration fee, an application for membership fee
and a criminal record check fee. Until 13 August 2013, a fee for full
registration under the Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia was
$150. The increase from $150 to $153 was the result of an across-the-board fee
increase for 2013–14 of two per cent, which was approved by the
Department of Treasury to accommodate CPI. This change came into effect on 14 August
2013 as a result of an amendment to the regulations made on 13 August 2013.
This change has been the subject of notification to all registered teachers in
the week beginning 12 August 2013 by the Teacher Registration Board of Western
Australia.
question.
The registration fee to which the question refers is set
under the Teacher Registration Act 2012 and associated Teacher Registration
(General) Regulations 2012. It is a global fee payable with an initial
application for full registration; that is, a once-only fee. As of 14 August
2013, the fee for current full registration with the Teacher Registration Board
of Western Australia for teachers with a teaching qualification from an accredited
initial teacher education program is $153. Under the predecessor to the Teacher
Registration Board of Western Australia, the Western Australian College of
Teaching, teachers making the same kind of application did not pay one global
fee but, rather, three separate fees. As at 1 January 2012 the three fees
totalling $153 comprised a registration fee, an application for membership fee
and a criminal record check fee. Until 13 August 2013, a fee for full
registration under the Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia was
$150. The increase from $150 to $153 was the result of an across-the-board fee
increase for 2013–14 of two per cent, which was approved by the
Department of Treasury to accommodate CPI. This change came into effect on 14 August
2013 as a result of an amendment to the regulations made on 13 August 2013.
This change has been the subject of notification to all registered teachers in
the week beginning 12 August 2013 by the Teacher Registration Board of Western
Australia.
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