1Provider standing

Section 1 Provider standing

The higher education provider is reputable and accountable for the higher education it offers.

1.1 The higher education provider has education as a principal purpose, with governance and management of its Australian higher education operations located in Australia.

1.2 Members of the higher education provider’s corporate governing body and the higher education provider’s key personnel demonstrate that they are ‘fit and proper’ persons.

1.3 The higher education provider takes responsibility for the quality of every course of study leading to the higher education award it is accredited to award.

1.4 The higher education provider accurately discloses to TEQSA all information, documents and assistance required by TEQSA, which will include:

• details of the history of the higher education provider, its parent entities, its predecessors and related entities, and the history of all these entities of prior applications for approval to provide education or related services in Australia and overseas;

• any conditions or sanctions placed on approvals including deregistration;

• details of its arrangements with other entities for the delivery of course of study, their history of prior applications for approval to provide education or related services, and of any conditions or sanctions placed on their approvals including deregistration;

• details of the higher education provider’s agents; and,

• details of the higher education provider’s operations, including information which may be classed as commercial-in-confidence information.

1.5 The higher education provider’s history, and the history of its parent entities, its predecessors and related entities, shows a sound track record in managing business operations and in the provision of education or related services at an acceptable level of quality and in accordance with any applicable regulatory or accreditation requirements.

1.6 The higher education provider complies with applicable State/Territory and Commonwealth laws and regulatory requirements.