{"id":"F2013L01322","name":"Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 - Ministerial Direction No. 1 of 2013","slug":"tertiary-education-quality-and-standards-agency-act-2011-ministerial-direction-no-1-of-2013","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":91165,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2013L01322-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 - Ministerial Direction No. 1 of 2013","content":"Commonwealth of Australia\n\nTertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011\n\nMinisterial Direction No. 1 of 2013\n\nI, Craig Emerson, Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research, make this Direction under subsection 136(1) of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011.\n\nDated: this 20th day of June 2013\n\nSigned\n\nCRAIG EMERSON\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nCRAIG EMERSON\n\nMinister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research\n\nPart 1 Preliminary\n\n1 Citation\n\nThis Direction may be cited as Ministerial Direction No. 1 of 2013.\n\n2. Commencement\n\nThis legislative instrument commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\n3. Interpretation\n\nIn this instrument:\n\nAct means the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011.\n\nChief Executive Officer has the same meaning as given at section 3 of the Act.\n\nTertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency or TEQSA has the same meaning given at section 5 of the Act.\n\n  \nPart 2 Direction\n\n4. Review of initial teacher education courses of study\n\n(1) TEQSA must:\n\n(i) undertake a review of initial teacher education courses of study (‘the review”), commencing in 2014;\n\n(ii) consult on the terms of reference of the review in 2013; and\n\n(iii) establish a reference group as part of the review.\n\n(2) The review is to assess and benchmark the quality of curriculum, the pedagogy, and organisation and delivery of initial teacher education courses of study in Australia.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1304},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Direction operates within the standard ministerial oversight powers under section 136 of the TEQSA Act. Directing the Agency to conduct a quality review of tertiary courses falls squarely within the Act's core purpose of regulating standards in higher education."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 defined terms in the interpretation section","Single, unconditional directive without exceptions or nested logic","No cross-references to external legislative provisions beyond basic definitions","Linear structure with straightforward sequential requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a formal order from the federal Minister for Education to the university regulator (TEQSA), instructing them to conduct a comprehensive review of how Australian universities train new teachers.\n\n**What it requires:**\n- **TEQSA** (the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency) must launch a review in 2014 examining university teaching degrees (known as \"initial teacher education courses\")\n- Before starting, they must consult on the review's scope and terms in 2013, and establish an expert reference group to guide the work\n- The review must assess and compare the quality of course content, teaching methods (pedagogy), and how these courses are organised and delivered across the country\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis ensures independent scrutiny of whether universities are properly preparing future school teachers, checking what is being taught and how effectively the courses are run."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tertiary-education-quality-and-standards-agency-act-2011-ministerial-direction-no-1-of-2013","history":"/api/acts/tertiary-education-quality-and-standards-agency-act-2011-ministerial-direction-no-1-of-2013/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tertiary-education-quality-and-standards-agency-act-2011-ministerial-direction-no-1-of-2013/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tertiary-education-quality-and-standards-agency-act-2011-ministerial-direction-no-1-of-2013/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tertiary-education-quality-and-standards-agency-act-2011-ministerial-direction-no-1-of-2013/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tertiary-education-quality-and-standards-agency-act-2011-ministerial-direction-no-1-of-2013/documents"}}