Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) The Governor may
make regulations prescribing all matters that are required or permitted by
this Act to be prescribed, or are necessary or convenient to be prescribed,
for carrying out or giving effect to the purposes of this Act.
(2) Without limiting
the operation of subsection (1), the Governor may make regulations providing
for —
(a) fees
and charges to be paid to the Authority for or in connection with —
(i)
the assessment of courses for purposes of certification;
and
(ii)
an application to the Authority; and
(iii)
the supply of certificates, records or materials by the
Authority; and
(iv)
the supply of services by the Authority;
and
(b)
procedures for the external assessment by the Authority of student
achievement, including external assessment for the purposes of certification,
and the proper conduct of that assessment and, without limiting this
paragraph, providing for —
(i)
enrolment for external assessments; and
(ii)
the designation of examination centres; and
(iii)
the appointment of supervisors of external assessments;
and
(iv)
requirements for people undertaking or proposing to
undertake external assessments ( candidates ) to produce identification
documents; and
(v)
restrictions relating to materials that candidates may
bring into examination centres and the exclusion from examination centres of
candidates who do not comply with those restrictions; and
(vi)
the inspection by supervisors of materials brought into
examination centres by candidates; and
(vii)
restrictions relating to the consumption of food and
drinks by candidates during external assessments; and
(viii)
special arrangements for candidates with disabilities or
suffering illness, injury or other impairment; and
(ix)
requirements for candidates suffering illness, injury or
other impairment to provide to the Authority a medical certificate, statutory
declaration or other evidence of that illness, injury or impairment; and
(x)
requirements relating to the conduct of candidates during
external assessments; and
(xi)
the disqualification of, or other disciplinary action
that the Authority may take in respect of, candidates who engage in fraud,
collusion or other misconduct during external assessments; and
(xii)
appeals by candidates who are subject to disqualification
or other disciplinary action taken by the Authority; and
(xiii)
protection of examination papers and related materials.
(3) Subsection
(2)(a)(iv) does not limit the power of the Authority under section 15(2)(g) to
charge for services.
(4) Before the
Minister recommends the making or amendment of a regulation for the purposes
of section 19E(c), 19G, 19H(2) or 19P, the Minister is to consult with, and
take into account the views of —
(a) the
Director of Catholic Education in Western Australia; and
(b) the
Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia (Inc.).
[Section 33 amended: No. 22 of 2005 s. 49; No. 37
of 2011 s. 34 and 53(1).]
[ 34. Deleted: No. 37 of 2011 s. 35.]
[ 35. Omitted under the Reprints Act 1984 s.
7(4)(e).]