(1) TEQSA may advise the Minister of a State or Territory responsible for higher education if:
(a) TEQSA has serious concerns about a registered higher education provider for whom an accredited course is being provided in the State or Territory; or
(b) TEQSA proposes to cancel the registration of a registered higher education provider for whom an accredited course is being provided in the State or Territory.
(2) If TEQSA advises the Minister of the State or Territory under subsection (1), TEQSA may also advise:
(a) a person who holds any office or appointment under a law of the Commonwealth, or under a law of the State or Territory concerned; or
(b) employees of the Commonwealth of a kind specified in regulations made for the purposes of this paragraph; or
(c) employees of the State or Territory of a kind specified in regulations made for the purposes of this paragraph.