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b) Individual per student fee is recorded in the table below.

$ per annum

Application Fee (non-refundable)

$265

Pre-school

$4,200

Primary

$11,100

High School

$14,500

College

$16,200

c) The Education Directorate applies an Overseas Students: Fees Charging Policy when determining tuition fees liability. This policy reflects section 26 of the Education Act (2004).

4)

a) Due to changes in data collection and reporting, figures for 2016 to 2018 are not available. In 2019 fee waivers were sought for 17 students and, to date, in 2020 there are 23 requests.

b) Fee waivers are requested due to financial hardship or for compassionate and compelling grounds arising after visa grant and arrival in Australia.

c) A recommendation as to applicability of a fee waiver is made to the Director-General ACT Education Directorate for determination. In 2019, there were fee waivers for 15 students and a fee payment schedule negotiated for two students. To date in 2020, six have been granted, 15 are in progress and a fee payment schedule actioned for two students.

Bus layover project—Turner
(Question No 3244)

Ms Lee asked the Minister for Transport, upon notice, on 31 July 2020:

(1) What is the current status of the proposed Turner bus layover project.

(2) What community consultation has been undertaken.

(3) What feedback has been received by residents relating to this proposal.

(4) When is the anticipated date of completion.

Mr Steel: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(1) Final design of the Turner Bus layover has been completed. Public notification of the Development Application commenced on 5 June and closed on 29 June 2020.

(2) TCCS is waiting for the final Notice of Decision (NOD) from the Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate (EPSDD) regarding development approval. The tender for construction closed on 18 August 2020.

(3) The project has been under consideration for many years and to ensure the best outcomes for the community, extensive consultation has been undertaken commencing in 2012 with consultation on the bus layover and interchange feasibility study, a public exhibition was held in 2013, consultation was undertaken on the draft variation to the Territory Plan in 2014 and more recently in April 2020. In addition, TCCS has provided development documents to the North Canberra Community Council for dissemination to their networks.

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