Update 25 November 2021: TEQSA fee relief arrangements extended until 31 December 2022
Minister for Education and Youth, the Hon Alan Tudge MP, has announced a further 12-month extension of regulatory fee-relief arrangements as part of a series of Australian Government initiatives to support the higher education sector’s recovery from the pandemic.
This means that TEQSA’s planned phased introduction of increased cost recovery will be delayed until 1 January 2023. TEQSA will continue to engage with providers during 2022 as we prepare to transition to increased cost recovery arrangements from 1 January 2023.
About TEQSA’s fee-relief extension until 31 December 2022
Excluded from these relief measures are TEQSA fees related to:
- initial registration as a registered higher education provider
- initial registration under the Education Services for Overseas Students Act
- initial accreditation of a course, where the applicant is not a registered higher education provider.*
The table below shows how the fee relief measures apply to each of TEQSA’s fees. TEQSA will keep stakeholders informed of progress and updated timeframes via this website and other communication channels.
More information about CRICOS fee relief is available on the Department of Education, Skills and Employment website.
* Fees related to initial accreditation of courses are waived for providers that are already registered with TEQSA.
| Fees | Waived from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2022, as part of COVID-19 relief measures |
|---|---|
| Preliminary Assessments of Application for registration as a higher education provider | No |
| Substantive Assessments of Application for registration as a higher education provider | No |
| Renewal of Registration Applications | Yes |
| Applications for change of Provider Category | Yes |
| Applications to TEQSA as an ESOS agency for initial registration under the ESOS Act | No |
| Applications to TEQSA as an ESOS agency for renewal of registration under the ESOS Act | Yes |
| Applications to self-accredit one or more courses of study | Yes |
| Preliminary Assessments of Application for accreditation of a course of study (existing provider) | Yes |
| Preliminary Assessments of Application for accreditation of a course of study (prospective provider) | No |
| Substantive Assessments of Application for accreditation of a course of study (existing provider) | Yes |
| Substantive Assessments of Application for accreditation of a course of study (prospective provider) | No |
| Applications for renewal of Accreditation for a course of study | Yes |
| Applications to vary or revoke a Condition of registration or accreditation | Yes |
| Applications for internal review of a decision made by delegates of TEQSA | Yes |
Previous updates
30 April 2021
Minister for Education and Youth the Hon Alan Tudge MP has announced a six-month extension of regulatory fee-relief arrangements as part of a package of targeted support for providers impacted by the pandemic.
The Minister has also confirmed that from 1 January 2022, TEQSA will begin a phased approach towards increased cost recovery.
- More information on TEQSA’s fees and charges consultation
- Department of Education, Skills and Employment – Sector Regulatory fee relief
23 April 2020
The Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash, and the Minister for Education, the Hon Dan Tehan MP on 12 April 2020 announced a package of measures to lift the financial pressures on higher education providers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
As part of these measures, the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) will:
- waive fees and charges that have been invoiced since 1 January 2020, through 30 June 2021
- reimburse any payments already made for invoices issued since 1 January 2020.
Excluded from these relief measures are TEQSA fees related to:
- initial registration as a registered higher education provider
- initial registration under the Education Services for Overseas Students Act
- initial accreditation of a course, where the applicant is not a registered higher education provider.*
Invoices already issued for these services are excluded from fee relief and require payment in full. Payment of fees for these services will continue to be required.
The relief measures also include postponing TEQSA’s move to full cost recovery until 1 July 2021. TEQSA will consult stakeholders about changes to its fees and charges toward the end of 2020.
TEQSA will keep stakeholders informed of progress and updated timeframes via this website and other communication channels.
More information on CRICOS-related fee relief is available on the Department of Education, Skills and Employment website.
* Fees related to initial accreditation of courses are waived for providers that are already registered with TEQSA.
