Higher Education Support Act 2003

Chapter 6 - The provision of higher education in the external Territories

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PART 6-1 - APPROVAL AND ACCREDITATION

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Division 225 - How does a person obtain approval and accreditation?

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SECTION 225-1

225-1 Application for approval and accreditation
(Repealed by No 74 of 2011)

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S 225-1 repealed by No 74 of 2011, s 3 and Sch 2 item 21, effective 29 January 2012. S 225-1 formerly read:

SECTION 225-1 Application for approval and accreditation
225-1(1)
A person (other than a natural person) who wishes to *operate in an external Territory as a university or other provider of *courses of study leading to *higher education awards, may apply in writing to the Minister:

(a) for any of the following:

(i) approval to operate as a university in relation to that Territory;

(ii) approval to operate as a self-accrediting entity in relation to that Territory;

(iii) approval to operate as a non self-accrediting entity in relation to that Territory; and

(b) for accreditation, in relation to that Territory, of courses of study leading to higher education awards that the person proposes to offer in that Territory and is not authorised by a *government accreditation authority to accredit.
Note:

Division 228 contains offences for persons who operate as a university or other provider, offer higher education awards or describe themselves as universities, in an external Territory, without approval or accreditation under this Part.

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S 225-1(1) substituted by No 72 of 2007, s 3 and Sch 1 item 27, effective 31 December 2007. S 225-1 formerly read:

225-1(1)
A person (other than a natural person) who:

(a) is not a *listed self-accrediting entity; and

(b) wishes to *operate in an external Territory as a *university or other provider of *courses of study leading to *higher education awards;
must apply in writing to the Minister either:

(c) for approval of the person as a self-accrediting entity in relation to that Territory; or

(d) for accreditation, in relation to that Territory, of each course of study it proposes to *offer.

225-1(2)
An application under this section:

(a) must be in the form approved by the Minister; and

(b) must be accompanied by the information (if any) specified in the Higher Education in External Territories Guidelines.
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S 225-1(2) inserted by No 121 of 2006, s 3 and Sch 8 items 2 and 3, effective 4 November 2006.

225-1(2A)
The Minister may request an applicant to give the Minister specified additional information to enable the Minister to decide the application.
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S 225-1(2A) inserted by No 72 of 2007, s 3 and Sch 1 item 28, effective 31 December 2007.

225-1(3)
The Higher Education in External Territories Guidelines may provide for matters relating to applications under this section, including matters relating to either or both of the following:

(a) requests by the Minister for further information;

(b) processes and deadlines that applicants must comply with.
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S 225-1(3) inserted by No 121 of 2006, s 3 and Sch 8 items 2 and 3, effective 4 November 2006.

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