Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

TERTIARY EDUCATION QUALITY AND STANDARDS AGENCY ACT 2011 - SECT 32

TEQSA may impose conditions on registrations etc.

  (1)   TEQSA may impose other conditions on a registered higher education provider's registration. Examples of the kinds of conditions that may be imposed (which need not be imposed at the time of registration) include the following:

  (a)   if section   26 applies to the provider:

  (i)   that the provider do certain things in relation to the other entity referred to in that section;

  (ii)   that the other entity referred to in that section do certain things;

  (b)   that the provider do any or all of the following for one or more accredited courses:

  (i)   maintain a particular staffing profile;

  (ii)   provide access to particular facilities;

  (iii)   provide particular support services;

  (c)   restricting or removing the provider's authority to self - accredit one or more courses of study;

  (d)   restricting or removing the provider's ability to provide an accredited course;

  (e)   restricting the number of students that may enrol in a particular accredited course provided by the provider;

  (f)   restricting or removing the provider's ability to offer or confer a regulated higher education award.

Note 1:   TEQSA may need to consult before imposing a condition of a kind covered by paragraph   (c) (see section   33).

Note 2:   A condition covered by paragraph   (d) could, for example, prohibit a registered higher education provider:

(a)   doing anything for the purposes of recruiting or enrolling students or intending students for an accredited course; or

(b)   soliciting or accepting any money from a student or an intending student for an accredited course.

  (2)   TEQSA may, on its own initiative, vary or revoke a condition imposed under subsection   (1).

Applications to vary or revoke a condition

  (3)   TEQSA may also vary or revoke a condition imposed under subsection   (1) if the registered higher education provider applies for the variation or revocation.

  (4)   The provider's application must be:

  (a)   in the approved form; and

  (b)   accompanied by any information, documents and assistance that TEQSA requests; and

  (c)   accompanied by the fee determined under section   158 for an application under this section.