Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L01682:reg:11
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L01682
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 11
Character Range: 5406–6823

11  Previous conduct and involvements
 (1) The Minister must have regard to whether the person has previously been found not to be a fit and proper person for the purposes of one or more of the following:
 (a) the Act;
 (b) the Australian Education Act 2013;
 (c) the Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000;
 (d) the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011;
 (e) the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011;
 (f) the VET Student Loans Act 2016;
 (g) the Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) 2015;
 (h) subsidy funding arrangements with a State or Territory for the provision of education.
 (2) The Minister must have regard to whether the person, or any person engaged to act for or on behalf of the person, has engaged in conduct that reasonably suggests a deliberate pattern of unethical behaviour, or of acting inconsistently with laws of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory, in relation to the provision of education or training.
 (3) The Minister must have regard to:
 (a) whether the person has previously been involved in a business that provided education; and
 (b) whether, at the time of that involvement, the business would have been a fit and proper person for the purposes of paragraph 16‑25(1)(g) of the Act.
 (4) The Minister must have regard to any other matter relevant to the honesty, knowledge or ability of the person.