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Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011

No. 73, 2011

Compilation No. 26

Compilation date: 1 February 2025

                Includes amendments: Act No. 139, 2024

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 1 February 2025 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

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Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents
Part 1—Introduction
Division 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
Division 2—Objects and simplified outline
3 Objects
4 Simplified outline
Division 3—Definitions
5 Definitions
6 Meaning of regulated higher education award
7 Meaning of vacancy
7A Fit and proper person
Division 4—Act excludes State and Territory higher education laws
9 Act excludes State and Territory higher education laws
Division 5—General application of this Act
10 Crown to be bound
11 Application to external Territories and outside Australia
12 Geographical jurisdiction of offences
Part 2—Basic principles for regulation
13 Basic principles for regulation
14 Principle of regulatory necessity
15 Principle of reflecting risk
16 Principle of proportionate regulation
17 Application to authorised officers
Part 3—Registration
Division 1—Applying for registration
18 Applying for registration
19 Preliminary assessment of application
20 Substantive assessment of application
21 Registration
22 TEQSA to notify applicant of decision about registration
23 Commencement and duration of registration
Division 2—Conditions of registration
24 Complying with conditions
25 Condition—accredited course
25A