Commonwealth Numbered Acts

TERTIARY EDUCATION COMMISSION ACT 1977 No. 25 of 1977 - SECT 7

7. (1) The functions of the Commission are-

   (a)  to inquire into, and to furnish information and advice to the Minister
        with respect to-

        (i)    matters in connexion with the grant by the Commonwealth of
               financial assistance to a State for and in respect of
               universities, colleges of advanced education and
               technical and further education institutions in the State;

        (ii)   matters in connexion with the provision by the Commonwealth of
               financial assistance for and in respect of universities,
               colleges of advanced education and
               technical and further education institutions in the Territories
               and prescribed Commonwealth institutions; and

        (iii)  any other matter relating to tertiary institutions that may be
               referred to the Commission by the Minister or which the
               Commission considers to be a matter that should be inquired
               into by the Commission; and

   (b)  where required or authorized by an Act or where required by the
        Minister, to perform on behalf of the Commonwealth administrative
        functions in relation to programs of financial assistance of a kind
        referred to in sub-paragraph (a) (i).

(2) For the purposes of sub-section (1), matters in connexion with the grant
or provision of financial assistance include-

   (a)  matters relevant to the necessity for the financial assistance to be
        so granted or provided;

   (b)  the conditions (if any) upon which the financial assistance should be
        so granted or provided; and

   (c)  the amounts and allocation of the financial assistance so granted or
        provided.

(3) The Commission also has the following functions:-

   (a)  to make recommendations to the Minister as to the institutions and
        proposed institutions that should be, for the purposes of this Act,
        universities or colleges of advanced education or as to the exercise
        of his powers under section 5;

   (b)  where required by the Minister, to inquire into, and furnish
        information and advice to the Minister or to another Minister with
        respect to, matters relating to any institution, other than a
        prescribed Commonwealth institution, establish or proposed to be
        established by the Commonwealth for the provision of tertiary
        education; and

   (c)  such other functions as are conferred on the Commission, either
        expressly or by implication, by or under any other Act.

(4) The functions conferred on the Commission do not extend to matters that
relate to a course, or courses, at an institution that, in the opinion of the
Commission, is not a course, or are not courses, of tertiary education.