50Renewal of accreditation

#### 50 Renewal of accreditation (1) The National VET Regulator may renew the accreditation of a VET accredited course under section 44 if the person in respect of whom the course is accredited makes an application for renewal: (a) at least 90 days before the day accreditation of the course expires; or (b) within such shorter period as the Regulator allows. (2) An application must be accompanied by the application fee determined by the Minister, by legislative instrument, under section 232. (3) If the accreditation of a VET accredited course would, apart from this subsection, expire before the person’s application is decided, then the course’s accreditation is taken to continue in force until: (a) if the person’s application is refused—the refusal takes effect; or (b) if the accreditation of the VET accredited course is renewed in response to the person’s application—the start of the day after the application is decided. (3A) If an application for renewal of the accreditation of a VET accredited course by the person in respect of whom the course is accredited is refused: (a) the National VET Regulator must notify the person of the refusal; and (b) the refusal takes effect: (i) at the start of the day after the day on which the notice of refusal is given to the person; or (ii) at the start of such later day as is specified in the notice. (3B) If the National VET Regulator decides to renew the accreditation of a VET accredited course in response to an application by the person in respect of whom the course is accredited: (a) the Regulator must determine the period for which the course is accredited as a result of the renewal; and (b) the renewed accreditation commences at the start of the day after: (i) the day on which the course’s previous accreditation expires (subject to subparagraph (ii)); or (ii) if the course’s previous accreditation was continued in force under subsection (3)—the day on which the course’s previous accreditation would have expired except for the operation of that subsection. (3C) A period determined under paragraph (3B)(a) must not be more than 5 years.