S 228-1 repealed by No 74 of 2011, s 3 and Sch 2 item 21, effective 29 January 2012. S 228-1 formerly read:
SECTION 228-1 Persons without approval not to operate as universities or other provider in external Territories
228-1(1)
A person commits an offence if:
(a)
the person *operates, or purports to operate:
(i)
as a university, or a part of a university, providing *courses of study leading to *higher education awards; or
(ii)
as another provider of courses of study leading to higher education awards; and
(b)
the operation or purported operation is in an external Territory; and
(c)
the person is not:
(i)
an *Australian university; or
(ii)
a *self-accrediting entity; or
(iii)
approved to operate in that Territory by the Minister under section
225-3
or
225-7
.
(d)
(Repealed by No 72 of 2007)
History
S 228-1(1) amended by No 72 of 2007, s 3 and Sch 1 items 36 and 37, by substituting
"
university
"
for
"
*university
"
in para (a)(i) and substituting para (c) for paras (c) and (d), effective 31 December 2007. Paras (c) and (d) formerly read:
(c)
the person is not:
(i)
a *listed self-accrediting entity; or
(ii)
approved by the Minister under section
225-5
as a self-accrediting entity in relation to that Territory; and
(d)
any course *offered by the person is not accredited by the Minister under section
225-10
in relation to that Territory.
Penalty: 40 penalty units.
228-1(2)
A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits a separate offence in respect of each day (including a day of conviction for the offence or any later day) during which the contravention continues.
History
S 228(2) substituted by No 72 of 2007, s 3 and Sch 1 item 38, effective 31 December 2007. S 228(2) formerly read:
228(2)
For the purposes of an offence against subsection (1), strict liability applies:
(a)
to the circumstance in subparagraph (1)(c)(ii) that the power of approval is under section
225-5
; and
(b)
to the circumstance in paragraph (1)(d) that the power of accreditation is under section
225-10
.
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