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TASMANIAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY AMENDMENT ACT 2015 (NO. 15 OF 2015) - SECT 30

Section 28 substituted

Section 28 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section is substituted:

28.     Renewal of accreditation as accredited senior secondary course

(1)  A person who applied for the accreditation of an accredited senior secondary course may apply for the renewal of the accreditation of that course not less than 6 calendar months before the accreditation ceases to have effect.
(2)  The Office may require the applicant to provide any further information it considers relevant to the application.
(3)  On receipt of an application, the Office may –
(a) renew the accreditation of the senior secondary course; or
(b) refuse to renew the accreditation of the senior secondary course.
(4)  The Office may only renew the accreditation of the senior secondary course if satisfied that the course complies with the senior secondary accreditation framework.
(5)  The Office may only refuse to renew the accreditation of the senior secondary course if satisfied that –
(a) the course and the methods of delivering the course are no longer achieving the purposes, aims and learning outcomes of the course; or
(b) the contents and standards of the course, and the methods of delivering the course are no longer consistent with any relevant national standards.
(6)  If the Office renews the accreditation of a senior secondary course –
(a) the course is accredited for the period determined by the Office; and
(b) the qualification that is conferred on the successful completion of the course remains the same qualification as was conferred before the renewal.
(7)  If on considering an application the Office renews, or refuses to renew, the accreditation of a senior secondary course, the Office is to provide written notice of that decision to the applicant.



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