Application fees

1

Preliminary assessment of application for registration as a higher education provider (s 19 of the TEQSA Act)

$13,900

2

Substantive assessment of application for registration as a higher education provider (s 20 of the TEQSA Act)

$105,900

3

Renewal of registration application (s 35 of the TEQSA Act)

[where the higher education provider is not also applying for self-accreditation, otherwise see row 4 below]

Where the approved form for the application requires the applicant to address provisions of the Threshold Standards other than the Core Standards: $106,700

Otherwise: $62,400

4

Renewal of registration application combined with application for self-accreditation (ss 35 and 41 of the TEQSA Act)

[where the higher education provider applies for renewal of registration and for authority to self-accredit one or more courses of study at the same time]

Where the approved form for the application requires the applicant to address provisions of the Threshold Standards other than the Core Standards: $122,000

Otherwise: $70,800

5

6

$23,200

7

Where the higher education provider has self-accrediting authority: $12,800

Where the higher education provider does not have self-accrediting authority: $26,000

8

For each location for which the higher education provider is not registered at the time of the application:

1. Where the higher education provider has self-accrediting authority, $1,800
2. Where the higher education provider does not have self-accrediting authority, $9,100

For each course for which the higher education provider is not registered at any location at the time of the application:

1. $4,800 per ELICOS
2. $4,900 per Foundation Program
3. In all other cases, $500 per course

Application for authority to self-accredit one or more courses of study (s 41 of the TEQSA Act)

[where the higher education provider has not applied for renewal of registration at the same time, otherwise see row 4 of above]

For an application by a higher education provider with no existing authority under the Act to self-accredit a course or group of courses of study: $48,900

For an application by a higher education provider which is authorised under the TEQSA Act to self-accredit one or more courses of study: $34,700

$5,600 per course*

where a prospective provider has an equivalent full-time student load of less than 5,000, see discussion of discounts below

Where an application is for accreditation of a single course of study or multiple courses of study that do not form a nested set of courses: $42,200 per course
 
Where an application is for accreditation of a nested set of courses:

• Primary course of study: $42,200
• Each related course of study: $37,700

* where a prospective provider has an equivalent full-time student load of less than 5,000, see discussion of discounts below

Where an application is for accreditation of a single course of study or multiple courses of study that do not form a nested set of courses: $4,900 per course
 
Where an application is for accreditation of a nested set of courses:

• Primary course of study: $4,900
• Each related course of study: $1,200

* where a higher education provider has an equivalent full-time student load of less than 5,000, see discussion of discounts below

Where an application is for accreditation of a single course of study or multiple courses of study that do not form a nested set of courses: $18,000 per course.
 
Where an application is for accreditation of a nested set of courses:

• Primary course of study: $18,000
• Each related course of study: $4,500

* where a higher education provider has an equivalent full-time student load of less than 5,000, see discussion of discounts below
 

Where an application is for renewal of accreditation of a single course of study or multiple courses of study that do not form a nested set of courses: $23,100 per course
 
Where an application is for accreditation of a nested set of courses:

• Primary course of study: $23,100
• Each related course of study: $5,500

* where a higher education provider has an equivalent full-time student load of less than 5,000, see discussion of discounts below

Where an application is for accreditation of a single course of study or multiple courses of study that do not form a nested set of courses: $2,900 per course
 
Where an application is for accreditation of a nested set of courses:

• Primary course of study: $2,900
• Each related course of study: $700

* where a higher education provider has an equivalent full-time student load of less than 5,000, see discussion of discounts below

For an application made under subsection 32(3) in relation to a condition imposed on a higher education provider’s registration: $3,600 per condition.

For an application made under subsection 53(3) in relation to a condition imposed on the accreditation of a course: $2,900 per condition.
 

Application for internal review of a decision made by a delegate of TEQSA (s 184 of the Act and s 169AD of the ESOS Act)