Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00046:section:5:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00046
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 5 (pt 3/8)
Character Range: 29173–31944

a person enrolled in an Australian course of study (or unit of study) includes a person undertaking the course (or unit).
entrusted person means a person who is or was any of the following:
 (a) a Commissioner;
 (b) a Panel member;
 (c) the Chief Executive Officer;
 (d) a member of the staff of TEQSA;
 (e) a person performing a service for TEQSA.
executive officer of an entity means a person, by whatever name called and whether or not a director of the entity, who is concerned in, or takes part in, the entity's management.
Federal Court means the Federal Court of Australia.
FEE‑HELP assistance has the same meaning as in the Higher Education Support Act 2003.
fit and proper person has a meaning affected by section 7A.
foreign corporation means a foreign corporation to which paragraph 51(xx) of the Constitution applies.
full‑time Commissioner means a Commissioner appointed on a full‑time basis.
HECS‑HELP assistance has the same meaning as in the Higher Education Support Act 2003.
HESA investigator has the same meaning as in the Higher Education Support Act 2003.
higher education award means:
 (a) a diploma, advanced diploma, associate degree, bachelor degree, undergraduate certificate, graduate certificate, graduate diploma, masters degree or doctoral degree; or
 (b) a qualification covered by level 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 of the Australian Qualifications Framework; or
 (c) an award of a similar kind, or represented as being of a similar kind, to any of the above awards;
other than an award offered or conferred for the completion of a vocational education and training course.
higher education information means information, relating to a regulated entity:
 (a) that is obtained by TEQSA; and
 (b) that relates to TEQSA's functions; and
 (c) that is not personal information (within the meaning of the Privacy Act 1988).
higher education provider means:
 (a) a constitutional corporation that offers or confers a regulated higher education award; or
 (b) a corporation that:
 (i) offers or confers a regulated higher education award; and
 (ii) is established by or under a law of the Commonwealth or a Territory; or
 (c) a person who offers or confers a regulated higher education award for the completion of a course of study provided wholly or partly in a Territory.
Higher Education Standards Framework means:
 (a) the Threshold Standards; and
 (b) any other standards made under paragraph 58(1)(b).
higher education student records:
 (a) in relation to an entity that is a registered higher education provider, means a document, or an object, in any form (including any electronic form) that is held by the entity because of the document's or object's connection with a person who is or was enrolled in an accredited course provided by the entity;