NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 58 — 28 MAY 2015

after the date of the New Zealand Gazette notice.

C. The conditions setting limits on fees subsequently specified by the Minister in accordance with section 159L(3)(d) of the Act must be imposed as conditions on funding payable by the TEC to an organisation under section 159YA and 159ZC of the Act.

D. Under sections 227(1A) and 234A of the Act, TEIs and PTEs respectively must not charge domestic students a fee that exceeds the maximum specified as a condition on funding approved by the TEC under section 159YA and section 159ZC of the Act.

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The Tertiary Education (2016 Annual Maximum Fee Movement) Notice 2015

Under sections 159L(3)(d) and 159M(b) of the Education Act 1989, the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment gives notice of the proposed conditions setting limits on the annual increases that tertiary education organisations may make to fees charged to domestic students in 2016.

Notice

1. Title—This notice may be cited as the Tertiary Education (2016 Annual Maximum Fee Movement) Notice 2015.

2. Commencement—The proposed conditions outlined in this notice apply for the 2016 academic year only.

3. Proposal—I propose to specify conditions under section 159L(3)(d) that the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) must attach to funding provided under the relevant funding mechanisms, in particular to specify:

   (a) the annual limits by which Tertiary Education Organisations (TEOs) can increase fees charged to domestic students enrolled in courses that are leading to short awards, certificate, diploma, degree, and postgraduate qualifications that receive Level 3+ Student Achievement Component (SAC) funding in 2016; and

   (b) the other conditions in relation to fees that the TEC must attach to SAC funding.

4. Application—The conditions set out in this notice refer to:

   (a) Fees as including the following items: tuition fees, compulsory course costs, examination fees, other charges associated with a programme of study, material charges, cost of field trips and any compulsory purchase of equipment or books through the organisation.

   (b) TEOs as organisations as defined in section 159B, includes tertiary education institutions (TEIs), private training establishments (PTEs) and rural education activities programme providers (REAPs).

5. Call for submissions—Any TEO and any other person, body or organisation having an interest in the matter is invited to make a submission on the proposed Annual Maximum Fee Movement (AMFM) and other proposed conditions set out in this notice.

   All submissions should be sent to:

   Annual Maximum Fee Movement Submissions
   Tertiary Education Policy
   Ministry of Education
   PO Box 1666
   Wellington 6140
   Email: tertiary.strategy@education.govt.nz

6. Date for submissions—All submissions must be received by 17 June 2015.

Dated at Wellington this 28th day of May 2015.

Hon STEVEN JOYCE, Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment.

Proposed conditions to be attached to Student Achievement Component Funding (SAC) allocated and paid for by the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) to Tertiary Education Organisations (TEOs)

General

1. These conditions apply to fees charged for SAC funded provision in all TEOs.

2. The fees associated with a particular course are subject to these conditions if:

   (a) the TEO is the sole source of the item to which the fee relates; and

   (b) all domestic students validly enrolled in the course are required to pay the fees.

Annual Maximum Fee Movement (AMFM)

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