5Role and responsibilities of prescribed institute

5 Role and responsibilities of prescribed institute

(1)  The responsibilities of the prescribed institute are to administer the training, examination and accreditation of persons seeking to establish their competency to practise as registered land surveyors in Tasmania.

(2)  In performing its responsibilities under these regulations, the prescribed institute –

(a) is to maintain consistency with established national competency standards, minimum qualifications, training, examination and accreditation requirements for registered land surveyors; and

(b) may represent the interests of Tasmania, at meetings of the Council, in respect of the qualifications, training, examination and competency accreditation of persons seeking to become registered land surveyors; and

(c) must not discriminate between persons who are members, or who are not members, of the prescribed institute.

(3)  The prescribed institute is to prepare and publish guidelines detailing the procedures to be adopted for the qualifications, training, examination and competency accreditation of persons seeking to establish their competency to practise as registered land surveyors, and the forms and certificates that are to be used for those purposes.

(4)  The prescribed institute may determine and publish a scale of such fees as it determines to be appropriate in respect of –

(a) registration of candidates; and

(b) assessment of qualifications; and

(c) administration of professional training; and

(d) conduct of examinations; and

(e) assessment and accreditation of competency –

but must not charge a fee that would recoup more than the cost of the service which is actually provided and to which the fee relates.