New Zealand Legislation: Acts

254 Fees

• (1) In this section, institution includes any institution, government training establishment, registered establishment, relevant school, industry training organisation, or other body.

  (2) The Authority may—

  • (a) charge fees to any person or institution for any of the following:

    • (i) programme approval:

    • (ii) training scheme approval:

    • (iii) accreditation:

    • (iv) consent to assess against standards:

    • (v) approval to list qualifications on the Qualifications Framework:

    • (vi) approval to list standards on the Directory of Assessment Standards:

    • (vii) registration of a private training establishment:

    • (viii) approval to be a standard-setting body:

    • (ix) consent to award a degree:

    • (x) consent for the use by a registered establishment of certain terms in its name:

    • (xi) reporting credits for the purposes of rules made under section 253(1)(o) and (p):

  • (b) charge fees to any person or institution for any services provided by the Authority, including fees in relation to sitting for an examination conducted by the Authority, in relation to the making of any assessment by the Authority, or in relation to the granting to any person of an award certifying that the person had passed such an examination or been so assessed:

  • (c) charge fees to any person or institution for any quality assurance activities undertaken by the Authority.

  (3) A fee may not be charged under subsection (2)(b) to a person who is a student at a relevant school unless the Minister has consented to the charging of the fee.

  (4) All fees that are to be charged under subsection (2) must be—

  • (a) published on an Internet site maintained by or on behalf of the Authority; and

  • (b) made available in printed form for purchase at a reasonable price on request by members of the public.

  Compare: 1989 No 80 s 266

  Section 254: substituted, on 30 August 2011, by section 38 of the Education Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 66).