Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

TERTIARY EDUCATION QUALITY AND STANDARDS AGENCY ACT 2011 - SECT 62

Consent

  (1)   Sections   59, 60 and 61 have effect subject to subsection   (2).

  (2)   TEQSA must obtain an entity's consent before:

  (a)   entering the entity's premises; or

  (b)   doing anything on those premises;

for the purposes of a review or examination under this Division.

  (3)   However, subsection   (2) has effect subject to section   24 (about a registered provider having to comply with conditions).

Note 1:   When deciding whether to give the consent mentioned in subsection   (2), a registered higher education provider needs to have regard to the condition that it cooperate with TEQSA (see section   31).

Note 2:   A condition could be imposed under subsection   32(1) for the provider to arrange for another entity's consent to be given.

Operations that can be reviewed or examined

  (4)   The operations covered by sections   59 and 60 are not limited to the entity's higher education operations.