Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00174:reg:28a:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00174
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 28A (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 35287–38201

28A  EFTSL value for an accelerator program course
  For the purposes of subsection 169-28(4) of the Act, a higher education provider determining the EFTSL value of an accelerator program course under subsection 169-28(3A) of the Act, must determine the EFTSL value by reference to the amount of time taken to complete the accelerator program course on a full-time basis.

Part 8 – Electronic communication

29 Information technology requirements
 (1) For the purposes of subsections 174-5(1) and 238-10(1) of the Act, where the Act requires or permits a notice, or other document, to be given by a student to a higher education provider and that information is given by way of facsimile, email, web-based communication or any other form of electronic communications specified by the provider, the information system used for providing that information must be:
 (a) accessible by students;
 (b) secure, so that a student's information can be accessed only by persons authorised by the higher education provider;
 (c) able to store the notice, document or information so that it is readily accessible by the student and can be made available for subsequent reference;
 (d) accessible in respect of requests for Commonwealth assistance where, in the case of a student submitting an electronic request for Commonwealth assistance:
 (i) the student must use a unique identifier to identify himself or herself and to indicate his or her approval of the conditions and requirements outlined in the request for Commonwealth assistance; and
 (ii) the system must automatically generate a date field on the request; and
 (e) able to generate a printable receipt for the student.
 (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a), an information system is accessible by students if the higher education provider has:
 (a) informed students, through a direct communication to students or through the higher education provider's publications, that the communication in question will occur by electronic means using the information system; and
 (b) given the students the authority to use the information system.
 (3) Where the Act requires or permits a notice, or other document, to be given by a higher education provider to a student and that information is given by way of facsimile, email, web-based communication or any other form of electronic communications specified by the provider, the information must be given in accordance with the following requirements:
 (a) the students are informed, through a direct communication to students or through the provider's publications, that the communication in question will occur by electronic means;
 (b) the students are given authority to use an information system for generating, sending, receiving, storing or otherwise processing the electronic communication; and
 (c) the information system stores the notice, document or information sent to the student so that it is readily