Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011
107Offering an award without a course of study
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107 Offering an award without a course of study
Offence (1) A regulated entity commits an offence if: (a) the entity offers or confers: (i) an Australian higher education award; or (ii) an overseas higher education award for the completion of a course of study provided wholly or mainly from Australian premises related to the award; and (b) for one or more students, the entity offers or confers the award: (i) without requiring the completion of a course of study; and (ii) not as an honorary award.
Penalty: 300 penalty units.
Civil penalty (2) A regulated entity contravenes this subsection if: (a) the entity offers or confers: (i) an Australian higher education award; or (ii) an overseas higher education award for the completion of a course of study provided wholly or mainly from Australian premises related to the award; and (b) for one or more students, the entity offers or confers the award: (i) without requiring the completion of a course of study; and (ii) not as an honorary award.
Civil penalty: 600 penalty units.