Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2023A00089:clause:1_6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2023A00089
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 6
Character Range: 3302–5219

6  After section 19‑42
Insert:

19‑43  Support for students policy

Providers must have a support for students policy
 (1) A higher education provider must have a policy (a support for students policy) that deals with the support provided to the provider's students to assist them to successfully complete the units of study in which they are enrolled.
 (2) A higher education provider's support for students policy must:
 (a) include information on:
 (i) the provider's processes for identifying students that are at risk of not successfully completing their units of study; and
 (ii) the supports available from or on behalf of the provider to assist students to successfully complete the units of study in which they are enrolled; and
 (b) comply with any requirements specified in the Higher Education Provider Guidelines.
 (3) Without limiting paragraph (2)(b), the requirements may relate to the following:
 (a) requirements for the higher education provider's support for students policy to include specified information;
 (b) requirements about the presentation, format and availability of the policy.

Provider to comply with support for students policy
 (4) A higher education provider must comply with its support for students policy.

Provider must report on compliance with support for students policy
 (5) A higher education provider must give a report to the Minister about the provider's compliance with its support for students policy.
 (6) The report must:
 (a) include the information required by the Higher Education Provider Guidelines; and
 (b) be given within the period, or at the intervals, specified in the Higher Education Provider Guidelines.

Civil penalty for non‑compliance
 (7) A higher education provider contravenes this subsection if the provider:
 (a) is subject to a requirement under this section; and
 (b) does not comply with the requirement.
Civil penalty: 60 penalty units.