Tasmanian Assessment, Standards and Certification Act 2003
35Application for accreditation of course
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35 Application for accreditation of course
(1) [Section 35 Subsection (1) amended by No. 9 of 2022, s. 60, Applied:01 Jul 2023] [Section 35 Subsection (1) amended by No. 15 of 2015, s. 46, Applied:29 May 2015] [Section 35 Subsection (1) substituted by No. 59 of 2007, s. 13, Applied:01 Jan 2008] A person who proposes to provide –
(a) in Tasmania or elsewhere a local higher education course; or
(b) in Tasmania an interstate higher education course or overseas higher education course –
may apply to the Board for accreditation of that course.
(2) An application is to be –
(a) [Section 35 Subsection (2) amended by No. 15 of 2015, s. 46, Applied:29 May 2015] [Section 35 Subsection (2) amended by No. 9 of 2022, s. 60, Applied:01 Jul 2023] in a form approved by the Board; and
(b) [Section 35 Subsection (2) amended by No. 59 of 2007, s. 13, Applied:01 Jan 2008] accompanied by any prescribed fee; and
(c) [Section 35 Subsection (2) amended by No. 59 of 2007, s. 13, Applied:01 Jan 2008] if the application relates to an interstate higher education course, accompanied by –
(i) either evidence that the course is accredited, registered, licensed or otherwise approved under a corresponding law or the application for the course to be so accredited, registered, licensed or otherwise approved; and
(ii) [Section 35 Subsection (2) amended by No. 15 of 2015, s. 46, Applied:29 May 2015] [Section 35 Subsection (2) amended by No. 9 of 2022, s. 60, Applied:01 Jul 2023] permission in writing for the person or authority that accredits, registers, licenses or otherwise approves higher education courses under that corresponding law to provide to the Board details of that accreditation, registration, licence or other approval or of that application; and