Other Fees and Charges

Penalty Charges

General Considerations

Penalty charges are considered a necessary incentive for administrative deadlines to be met by students, to meet deadlines imposed on ACU National by external authorities (eg DEST) and to facilitate orderly and timely record-keeping functions in support of the planning, teaching and learning functions of the University.

Charges are applied where students have been given adequate instructions regarding enrolment and payment procedures and sufficient time in which to satisfy those requirements.

Late Fee

A “Schedule of Late Fees” follows:

Description	Late Fee
Late Re-enrolment Fee (26 November 2007 – 31 December 2007)	$100
Late Re-enrolment Fee (1 January 2008 – 31 March 2008)	$150
Late Payment Fee	$50
Late Addition of Unit(s) Fee After 2nd week and prior to census date	$50
Late Addition of Unit(s) Fee within 30 days after the census date	$150 (study available on fee-paying basis only)
Late Addition of Unit(s) Fee more than 30 days after the census date	$200 (study available on fee-paying basis only)

Continuing students who do not re-enrol by the specified due dates will incur a Late Re-enrolment Fee.

A Late Payment Fee is applied when required information is not provided or fees and/or charges are not paid by the due date. Students in a Commonwealth-supported place and full fee-paying students who have not paid by the due date will be charged a $50.00 late fee.

Late Addition of Unit Fee is applied when a student wants to add a unit to their enrolment as per the Critical Dates for Variation of Enrolment

Reinstatement Fee

A Reinstatement Fee of $100.00 is applied when a student has not made payment of fees and charges by the due date and consequently has had their enrolment cancelled and then applies for reinstatement.

When an enrolment is cancelled because of failure to meet financial obligations:
• Under Commonwealth legislation ACU National is required to cancel the enrolment and remove the debt of Up front HECS-HELP students who have not paid their student contribution or provided their Tax File Number by the census date

For full fee paying students any outstanding financial debts (related to the enrolment in question) remains on the students record and a financial hold is placed on the students record for the amount of debt

Dishonoured Cheques

A fee of $20.00 is charged to the student for a dishonoured cheque lodged as payment of a debt.

Other Charges

Schedule of “Other Charges”

Other Charges	Fee
Hardcopy notices	$15
Replacement ID cards	$20
Transcripts [Current Student] [Initial transcript issued free]	$15
Transcript [Past ACU student]	$16.50 (inclusive of GST)
Replacement testamur – ACU National (domestic) Replacement testamur – ACU National (overseas) Replacement testamur – pre-ACU National	$44 (inclusive of GST) $60 $22 (inclusive of GST)
Overseas Nursing Registration	$38.50 (inclusive of GST)
Copy of Unit Description (Minimum cost)	$11 (inclusive of GST)

Hardcopy Notices

Student Administration may charge a fee for issue of hardcopy notices that are available on Student Connect - Managing Your Studies.

Replacement ID cards

One ID card is issued free of charge. Where a card has been lost, stolen or damaged, a replacement card will be issued on payment of a charge.

Transcripts

Students receive a copy of their academic transcript free of charge upon certification of completion of requirements of a course. Students may make a Request for Transcript of their full academic history at any time and these will be issued on payment of a charge.

Replacement Testamur

There is a charge for the issue of replacement ACU National testamurs and for award certificates of its predecessor colleges. To make a request for a replacement testamur, please complete the Replacement Testamur Form

Graduation

For information regarding graduation charges: Graduation Fees

Late Application

The Tertiary Admissions Centres charge a fee for late lodgement of course applications.

Effect on Enrolment

Outstanding fees up to $150, and fines imposed by the Library or other units of the University, will result in the imposition of sanctions but not cause cancellation of enrolment in the study period for which they were imposed.

Sanctions

Where very small debts (to the value of $150 or less) are recorded, cancellation of enrolment is not warranted, but sanctions may be imposed.

Sanctions are applied to students who default in paying fees for which they are liable. These sanctions remain in force until such time as proof is received that the debt has been paid.

A hold applied to a student’s record will result in the following sanctions:

Not permitted to receive a result in any program or unit completed
Not permitted to enrol, re-enrol or vary enrolment in any program or unit completed
Not permitted to graduate from any program or receive a testamur

Sanctions will not prevent processing of course completion in the normal manner.

Waiver of Fees

There is normally no provision to waive fees for administrative services unless the need for the service is generated by the actions of the University (eg. when an ID card held as ‘collateral’ is lost by the University).

The Manager, Student Fees and Scholarships Office, has the discretion to waive late fees and other charges in accordance with the “Special Circumstances” on the Re-credit of Student Learning Entitlement (SLE) and Refund of Fees in Special Circumstances (RE) form.