S 174-5 substituted for s 174-5, 174-10, 174-15, 174-20 and 174-25 by No 121 of 2006, s 3 and Sch 7 item 1, effective 4 November 2006, S 174-10 formerly read:
SECTION 174-10 Electronic communication by students of students' signatures
174-10(1)
If:
(a)
a provision of this Act requires a student to sign a document notice, request or other form (the
document
) that is to be given to a higher education provider; and
(b)
the student's identity and approval of the document are made apparent by a method in respect of which:
(i)
there is a declaration by the provider under subsection (2); and
(ii)
there is a declaration by the Minister under subsection (3);
the student complies with the requirement.
174-10(2)
A higher education provider may declare, in writing given to the Minister, that a specified method may be used, in connection with a document required to be signed by a student, to indicate the student's identity and approval of the document.
174-10(3)
The Minister may declare, in writing given to a higher education provider, that a method declared by the provider under subsection (2) meets the Administration Guidelines referred to in subsection (4).
174-10(4)
The Administration Guidelines may set out requirements relating to methods that may be used by students to identify themselves, and indicate their approval of documents, in connection with documents that are required to be signed by students and given to a higher education provider.
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