Higher Education Support Act 2003

Chapter 2 - Grants for higher education assistance etc  

PART 2-1 - HIGHER EDUCATION PROVIDERS  

Division 19 - What are the quality and accountability requirements?  

Subdivision 19-D - The fairness requirements  

SECTION 19-43   Support for students policy  

Providers must have a support for students policy

19-43(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.

19-43(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.

19-43(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

19-43(4)    
A higher education provider must comply with its support for students policy.

Provider must report on compliance with support for students policy

19-43(5)    
A higher education provider must give a report to the Minister about the provider ' s compliance with its support for students policy.

19-43(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

19-43(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.