Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011
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32 Other conditions
TEQSA may impose conditions on registrations etc. (1) TEQSA may impose other conditions on a registered higher education provider’s registration. Examples of the kinds of conditions that may be imposed (which need not be imposed at the time of registration) include the following: (a) if section 26 applies to the provider: (i) that the provider do certain things in relation to the other entity referred to in that section; (ii) that the other entity referred to in that section do certain things; (b) that the provider do any or all of the following for one or more accredited courses: (i) maintain a particular staffing profile; (ii) provide access to particular facilities; (iii) provide particular support services; (c) restricting or removing the provider’s authority to self‑accredit one or more courses of study; (d) restricting or removing the provider’s ability to provide an accredited course; (e) restricting the number of students that may enrol in a particular accredited course provided by the provider; (f) restricting or removing the provider’s ability to offer or confer a regulated higher education award.
Note 1: TEQSA may need to consult before imposing a condition of a kind covered by paragraph (c) (see section 33).
Note 2: A condition covered by paragraph (d) could, for example, prohibit a registered higher education provider:
(a) doing anything for the purposes of recruiting or enrolling students or intending students for an accredited course; or
(b) soliciting or accepting any money from a student or an intending student for an accredited course.
(2) TEQSA may, on its own initiative, vary or revoke a condition imposed under subsection (1). Applications to vary or revoke a condition (3) TEQSA may also vary or revoke a condition imposed under subsection (1) if the registered higher education provider applies for the variation or revocation. (4) The provider’s application must be: (a) in the approved form; and (b) accompanied by any information, documents and assistance that TEQSA requests; and (c) accompanied by the fee determined under section 158 for an application under this section.