Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01482:reg:11
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01482
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 11
Character Range: 11954–13663

11  Requirements in relation to audits in respect of accelerator program courses
 (1) For the purposes of paragraph 128E-40(2)(a) of the Act, the circumstances in which audits must be conducted or arranged in respect of accelerator program courses, are:
 (a) where 20 percent of students in an accelerator program course have made a complaint about that accelerator program course to the university or requested an audit of the accelerator program course; and
 (b) those complaints were made within 12 months of the end date of that course.
 (2) For the purposes of paragraph 128E-40(2)(b) of the Act, the requirements in relation to when and how audits must be conducted or arranged and reported on are:
 (a) audits must be initiated within 30 days after the circumstances in subsection (1) have taken place and must be completed within 3 months; and
 (b) audits must have clearly defined criteria and assess the design and delivery of the course with respect to compliance with section 7; and
 (c) audits must be carried out in an impartial manner by auditors who do not have involvement in the course that is being audited, and auditors must be free from bias; and
 (d) auditors must document evidence of compliance or non-compliance with section 7; and
 (e) the outcomes, including the documentary evidence, of the audit, and the evidence of compliance or non-compliance referred to in paragraph (d) must be reported to:
  (i) the university's governance structure; and
 (ii) the students who made a complaint under subsection (1); and
 (iii) the department; and
 (f) the report provided to the department under subparagraph (2)(e)(iii) must be provided within three months of the completion of the audit.