Tasmanian Assessment, Standards and Certification Act 2003

that syllabus is to be taken to be accredited as an accredited course under this Act for the period ending on the day on which the determination of that syllabus would have ceased to have effect if this Act had not commenced; and

any certificate or other qualification that the Assessment Board determined would be issued or awarded on the successful completion of the syllabus is taken to be the approved qualification for the accredited course that the syllabus is taken to be by reason of paragraph (a).

If appropriate, a document issued or made by the Assessment Board under the Education Act is taken to have been issued or made by the Authority under this Act.

If appropriate, a reference in a document to the Assessment Board in an Act or other document is taken to be, or to include, a reference to the Authority.

If appropriate, a document served on or by, or provided to or by, the Assessment Board is taken to have been served on or by, or provided to or by, the Authority.

subject to the same conditions as the registration was subject to under the repealed Act; and

until the earlier of the following occurs:

An application under section 13, 18A or 18D of the repealed Act for registration as a registered university or registered institution, or for the renewal or variation of such registration, made to the Council and accompanied by any required fee before the commencement day but not determined before that day is taken to be an application under section 42, 49 or 48 of this Act for registration as a registered higher education provider or for the renewal or amendment of such registration made to the Authority and accompanied by any appropriate prescribed fee.

Any thing done by the Council in relation to an application referred to in subclause (1) is taken to have been done by the Authority.

If immediately before the commencement day an inspection, examination or review has been authorised under section 9 of the repealed Act but not completed before that day, that inspection, examination or review is taken to be an investigation under section 56 of this Act.

Any thing done by a person authorised under section 9 of the repealed Act in relation to an inspection, examination or review referred to in subclause (1) is taken to have been done by the Authority or an authorised officer under this Act.

The Authority may charge a person a fee in respect of both that part of an inspection or examination referred to in subclause (1) conducted before the commencement day and the completion of the inspection or examination as an investigation under this Act.

The fee under subclause (3) may not exceed the amount that could have been charged under section 12 of the repealed Act if this Act had not been enacted.

If a fee is due and payable immediately before the commencement day under section 12 of the repealed Act in relation to an inspection or examination completed under section 9 of the repealed Act, that fee is due and payable on and after that day to the Authority.

If, immediately before the commencement day, a person could have applied to the Magistrates Court (Administrative Appeals Division) for a review of a decision of the Council under section 18H of the repealed Act, that person can apply to that Court for a review of that decision as if the decision were a decision of the Authority, and the Authority is bound by the determination of that Court.

If, immediately before the commencement day, an application for a review of a decision of the Council under section 18H has been made but not determined –

that review may be continued; and

the decision being reviewed is taken to be a decision of the Authority; and

the Authority is bound by the determination of the Magistrates Court (Administrative Appeals Division).

If appropriate, a certificate or other document issued or made by the Council under the repealed Act is taken to have been issued or made by the Authority.

If appropriate, a reference to the Council in an Act, certificate or other document is taken to be, or to include, a reference to the Authority.

If appropriate, a document served on or by, or provided to or by, the Council is taken to have been served on or by, or provided to or by, the Authority.

In this clause, notice means notice, in at least 3 daily newspapers published and circulating in the State, that persons interested in being members of the Authority may provide written expressions of interest to the Minister.

Notice given by the Minister before this Act has received the Royal Assent is taken to have been given under section 8(2) and any thing done by the Minister in relation to, or in connection with, such notice is taken to have been done under this Act.