Higher Education Support Act 2003
Div 19What are the quality and accountability requirements?
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Division 19—What are the quality and accountability requirements?
Subdivision 19‑A—General
19‑1 The quality and accountability requirements
Subdivision 19‑B—The financial viability requirements
19‑5 Basic requirement
19‑10 Financial information must be provided
19‑12 Minister to have regard to financial information and matters prescribed in Higher Education Guidelines
Subdivision 19‑C—The quality requirements
19‑15 Provider must maintain quality
19‑20 Certain providers must comply with the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender‑based Violence
Subdivision 19‑D—The fairness requirements
19‑30 Basic requirement
19‑35 Benefits and opportunities must be available equally to all students
19‑36 Misrepresenting assistance under Chapter 3
19‑36A Offering certain inducements
19‑36B Engaging in cold‑calling
19‑36C Use of third party contact lists
19‑36D Other marketing requirements
19‑36E Requirements relating to requests for Commonwealth assistance
19‑37 Requiring membership of certain organisations or payment of certain amounts
19‑38 Higher education providers’ expenditure of student services and amenities fees
19‑39 At least 40% of student services and amenities fees must be allocated to student led organisations
19‑40 Higher education provider may make application in relation to transitional arrangements for student led organisations
19‑42 Assessment of students as academically suited
19‑43 Support for students policy
19‑45 Student grievance and review procedures
19‑50 Higher education providers to appoint review officers
19‑55 Review officers not to review own decisions
19‑60 Procedures relating to personal information
Subdivision 19‑E—The compliance requirements
19‑65 Basic requirements
19‑66 Higher education provider charge
19‑66A Tuition protection requirements
19‑67 Special requirements for student services, amenities, representation and advocacy in 2012 and later years
19‑70 Provider to provide statement of general information
19‑71 Co‑operation with HESA and TEQSA investigators
19‑72 Providers must keep records
19‑73 Providers must publish information
19‑75 Notice of events that affect provider’s ability to comply with conditions of Commonwealth assistance