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Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011
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#### 44B Applying for authorisation
(1) A regulated entity who is, or has applied to become, a registered higher education provider may apply to TEQSA for authorisation to offer or confer Australian higher education awards for one or more offshore provided Australian courses of study.
(2) An 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 (if any) determined under section 158 for an assessment under this Part.
(3) An application may only be made on or after 1 January 2026.