Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00046:section:107
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00046
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 107
Character Range: 136762–137813

107  Offering an award without a course of study

Offence
 (1) A regulated entity commits an offence if:
 (a) the entity offers or confers:
 (i) an Australian higher education award; or
 (ii) an overseas higher education award for the completion of a course of study provided wholly or mainly from Australian premises related to the award; and
 (b) for one or more students, the entity offers or confers the award:
 (i) without requiring the completion of a course of study; and
 (ii) not as an honorary award.
Penalty: 300 penalty units.

Civil penalty
 (2) A regulated entity contravenes this subsection if:
 (a) the entity offers or confers:
 (i) an Australian higher education award; or
 (ii) an overseas higher education award for the completion of a course of study provided wholly or mainly from Australian premises related to the award; and
 (b) for one or more students, the entity offers or confers the award:
 (i) without requiring the completion of a course of study; and
 (ii) not as an honorary award.
Civil penalty: 600 penalty units.