South Australian Current Regulations

TEACHERS REGISTRATION AND STANDARDS REGULATIONS 2021 - SCHEDULE 2

Schedule 2—Fees

1—Preliminary

        (1)         In this Schedule, unless the contrary intention appears—

CPI means the Consumer Price Index (All Groups) for the City of Adelaide published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics;

relevant indexation factor means the quotient obtained by dividing the CPI for the quarter ending 30 September in the year immediately preceding the year for which a particular fee is payable by the CPI for the quarter ending 30 September 2020;

rounded to the nearest dollar means that, where the calculated amount is not an exact multiple of 1 dollar, it is to be rounded up or down to the nearest multiple of 1 dollar (and if the amount to be rounded is 50 cents or more, then the amount is to be rounded up).

        (2)         For the purposes of this Schedule, if the amount of a prescribed fee is followed by the word (indexed), the amount of the prescribed fee will be taken to be—

            (a)         until 31 January 2022—the amount so prescribed; and

            (b)         in relation to the period of 12 months commencing on 1 February 2022 or any subsequent year—the amount of the fee so prescribed multiplied by the relevant indexation factor.

        (3)         If the amount of a prescribed fee payable in respect of a particular period of 12 months is, when adjusted in accordance with subclause (2)(b), less than the amount paid in respect of the immediately preceding period of 12 months, the amount payable in that particular period of 12 months will not be the amount as adjusted in accordance with subclause (2)(b), but will instead be an amount equal to the amount that was payable in respect of the immediately preceding period of 12 months.

        (4)         The amount of any fee payable under the Act or these regulations is to be rounded to the nearest dollar.

2—Fees

1	Application fee for accreditation of initial teacher education program	$2 500 (indexed)
2	Application fee for registration as a teacher	$175 (indexed)
3	Application fee for renewal of registration as a teacher	$100 (indexed)
4	Administrative fee for late application for renewal of registration as a teacher—
	(a)         where the application is made less than 1 month before the expiry of the registration (as required by section 22(4) of the Act)	$25
	(b)         where the application is made within 1 month following the expiry of the registration	$100 (indexed)
	Note— The fees in paragraphs (a) and (b) are in addition to the fee referred to at item 3.
5	Annual fee
	(a)         if the annual fee is in respect of a period of the teacher's registration that is less than 1 year	$110 (indexed)
	(b)         if the annual fee is paid in respect of 1 year of the teacher's registration period	$110 (indexed)
	(c)         if the annual fee is paid in respect of more than 1 year of the teacher's registration period, then as follows:
	(i)         in respect of 2 years of the registration period	$220 (indexed)
	(ii)         in respect of 3 years of the registration period	$330 (indexed)
	(iii)         in respect of 4 years of the registration period	$440 (indexed)
	(iv)         in respect of 5 years of the registration period	$550 (indexed)
	However, if under section 24(1)(e) of the Act the period of a teacher's registration is granted in respect of a period that is, or includes, a period that is part of a year, the annual fee payable in respect of the part year of registration is a proportion of the fee that applies under paragraph (b), being the proportion that the number of complete months in that period of registration bears to 12.
6	Penalty for default in payment of annual fee	$75
7	Application fee for assessment of qualifications for registration	$130 (indexed)
8	Fee for replacement of certificate of registration	$30
9	Application fee for special authority to teach—
	(a)         where the special authority is to be in force for a period of 12 months or less	$260 (indexed)
	(b)         where the special authority is to be in force for a period of more than 12 months	$260 (indexed) for the initial 12 month period plus an amount of $110 (indexed) for each additional 12 month period, or part of such period for which the special authority is to be in force