(1) Accreditation of a course of study:
(a) commences on the first day of the period specified in the notice given under section 50; and
(b) ends at the end of the period specified in the most recent notice given under section 50 or 57 in relation to the accreditation.
(2) Paragraph (1)(b) has effect subject to the following:
(a) the accreditation ends immediately if the provider ceases to be registered as a registered higher education provider;
(b) subsection 56(3) (about renewing accreditation);
(ba) section 57A (about extending accreditation);
(c) Division 1 of Part 7 (about cancelling accreditation and other administrative sanctions).