Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00140:clause:1_11:p8
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00140
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 11 (pt 8/35)
Character Range: 72073–74940

of this section may make different provision in relation to different kinds of providers, circumstances or any other matter.
 (3) An annual financial reporting period, for a higher education provider, is the period of 12 months:
 (a) to which the provider's accounts relate; and
 (b) that is notified in writing to the Minister as the provider's annual financial reporting period.

19‑12  Minister to have regard to financial information and matters prescribed in Higher Education Guidelines
  In determining whether a higher education provider is financially viable, and likely to remain so, the Minister must have regard to:
 (a) any financial statement provided by the provider under section 19‑10; and
 (b) the matters (if any) prescribed by the Higher Education Provider Guidelines.

Subdivision 19‑C—The quality requirements

19‑15  Provider must maintain quality
  A higher education provider must operate, and continue to operate, at a level of quality:
 (a) that meets the Threshold Standards (within the meaning of the *TEQSA Act); and
 (b) that meets the requirements imposed by or under the TEQSA Act on, or in relation to, the provider.

Subdivision 19‑D—The fairness requirements

19‑30  Basic requirement
  A higher education provider must treat fairly:
 (a) all of its students; and
 (b) all of the persons seeking to enrol with the provider.

19‑35  Benefits and opportunities must be available equally to all students
 (1) A higher education provider that receives assistance under this Chapter in respect of a student, or a class of students, must ensure that the benefits of, and the opportunities created by, the assistance are made equally available to all such students, or students in such class, in respect of whom that assistance is payable.
 (2) A higher education provider that receives:
 (a) any grant or allocation under this Chapter; or
 (b) any payment under section 124‑1 on account of amounts of *OS‑HELP assistance;
must have open, fair and transparent procedures that, in the provider's reasonable view, are based on merit for making decisions about the selection of students who are to benefit from the grant, allocation or payment.
 (3) Subsection (2) does not prevent a higher education provider taking into account, in making such decisions about the selection of students, educational disadvantages that a particular student has experienced.
 (4) A higher education provider that receives any payment under section 110‑1 on account of amounts of *FEE‑HELP assistance for a unit of study must have open, fair and transparent procedures that, in the provider's reasonable view, are based on merit for making decisions about:
 (a) the selection, from among the persons who seek to enrol with the provider in that unit of study, of persons to enrol; and
 (b) the treatment of students undertaking that unit of study.
 (5) A higher