Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C00792:reg:3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C00792
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3
Character Range: 2257–3605

3          Objects

    (a)    These Guidelines set out the Commonwealth authorities and the State or Territory authorities to which Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) may disclose higher education information under section 189 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act).

    (b)   These Guidelines also set out the Commonwealth authorities and the State or Territory authorities to which TEQSA may disclose higher education information under section 194 of the TEQSA Act.

    4          Interpretation

In these Guidelines:

  Act means the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011.

  Commonwealth authority has the same meaning as it has in the Act.

  Higher education information has the same meaning as it has in the Act.

  State or Territory authority has the same meaning as it has in the Act.

  Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency or TEQSA has the same meaning as in the Act.

    5          Disclosing higher education information

The authorities to which TEQSA may disclose higher education information under sections 189 and 194 of the TEQSA Act can be found in Schedule A.

Schedule A

Profession-specific Commonwealth, State or Territory authorities
Item                                                               Name of authority