❓ Hon Adele Farina questions the late release of the 2014 TAFE course fee schedule and its impact on students and parliamentary scrutiny. The Parliamentary Secretary responds by outlining provisional enrolment processes and deferring consideration of disallowance consequences.
AnsweredQoN 1046Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
TAFE
COURSES — 2014 FEE SCHEDULE
1046. Hon ADELE FARINA to the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Training and Workforce
Development:
I refer to the minister's answer to my question
without notice 943.
(1) How are
students supposed to make decisions about TAFE studies if the 2014 course fees
schedule is not available until on or around 18 December?
(2) Will the
2014 course fees schedule be available on the department's website on
the day of gazettal?
(3) As the
2014 course fees schedule is a disallowable instrument and its late gazettal
will prevent Parliament from scrutinising the fees until Parliament resumes in
2014, will payments for 2014 courses be reimbursed to students if the 2014 fees
are disallowed?
COURSES — 2014 FEE SCHEDULE
1046. Hon ADELE FARINA to the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Training and Workforce
Development:
I refer to the minister's answer to my question
without notice 943.
(1) How are
students supposed to make decisions about TAFE studies if the 2014 course fees
schedule is not available until on or around 18 December?
(2) Will the
2014 course fees schedule be available on the department's website on
the day of gazettal?
(3) As the
2014 course fees schedule is a disallowable instrument and its late gazettal
will prevent Parliament from scrutinising the fees until Parliament resumes in
2014, will payments for 2014 courses be reimbursed to students if the 2014 fees
are disallowed?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice of this question.
(1) State
training providers are currently enrolling students seeking to study in 2014 on
a provisional basis and are advising students of the anticipated course fees in
accordance with the indicative course fee schedule as outlined in the student
fees factsheet published on the Department of Training and Workforce
Development's website. I table the factsheet titled ''Student
fees'' and note that this factsheet has previously been provided to the
honourable member.
(2) The
indicative course fees currently published on the Department of Training and
Workforce Development's website will be confirmed once the course fee
schedule is officially gazetted.
(3) State
training providers will be able to transact the course fees once the course fee
schedule is officially gazetted. Consideration of the outcomes of any
disallowance procedure will be made at that time.
[See paper 1155.]
The PRESIDENT : P arliamentary secretary, I know
that is the first answer you have provided in that capacity. Perhaps you may
relay the message about referral to websites —
Hon ALYSSA HAYDEN : It has been tabled.
The PRESIDENT : Yes, it has been tabled.
Hon ALYSSA HAYDEN : The actual website information is
tabled. We just also let them know it is also available on the website.
The PRESIDENT : I think there was another reference
there as well but anyhow, you are aware of it.
(1) State
training providers are currently enrolling students seeking to study in 2014 on
a provisional basis and are advising students of the anticipated course fees in
accordance with the indicative course fee schedule as outlined in the student
fees factsheet published on the Department of Training and Workforce
Development's website. I table the factsheet titled ''Student
fees'' and note that this factsheet has previously been provided to the
honourable member.
(2) The
indicative course fees currently published on the Department of Training and
Workforce Development's website will be confirmed once the course fee
schedule is officially gazetted.
(3) State
training providers will be able to transact the course fees once the course fee
schedule is officially gazetted. Consideration of the outcomes of any
disallowance procedure will be made at that time.
[See paper 1155.]
The PRESIDENT : P arliamentary secretary, I know
that is the first answer you have provided in that capacity. Perhaps you may
relay the message about referral to websites —
Hon ALYSSA HAYDEN : It has been tabled.
The PRESIDENT : Yes, it has been tabled.
Hon ALYSSA HAYDEN : The actual website information is
tabled. We just also let them know it is also available on the website.
The PRESIDENT : I think there was another reference
there as well but anyhow, you are aware of it.
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