HIGHER EDUCATION ACT 2001 - As at 8 June 2017 - Act 102 of 2001

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

• 1 Name of Act
• 2 Commencement
• 3 Definitions
• 4 Australian universities

PART 2 - REGISTRATION, ACCREDITATION AND APPROVALS

Division 1 - Registration of higher education institutions

• 5 Registration of higher education institutions and overseas universities
• 6 Variation, suspension and cancellation of registration

Division 2 - Accreditation of higher education courses

• 7 Accreditation of higher education courses
• 8 Variation, suspension and cancellation of accreditation

Division 3 - Approval to provide courses of study to overseas students and delivery of courses overseas

• 9 Secretary to be designated authority under Commonwealth Act
• 10 Approval of courses provided by universities and higher education institutions
• 11 Variation, suspension and cancellation of approval
• 12 Delivery of courses overseas

Division 4 - Offences

• 13 Unlawful use of title "university"
• 14 Unlawful provision of higher education courses
• 15 Unlawful conferral of higher education qualifications
• 16 Provision of false or misleading information

Division 5 - Miscellaneous

• 17 Administrative review of decisions
• 18 Register of higher education institutions

PART 3 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

• 19 Administrative guidelines
• 20 Appointment of advisory committees
• 21 Delegation
• 22 Recovery of fees
• 23 Exclusion of personal liability
• 24 Act binds Crown
• 25 Regulations
• 26 Repeal of Higher Education Act 1988
27. (Repealed)
• 28 Savings and transitional provisions
• 29 Review of Act
• SCHEDULE 1
Schedule 2 (Repealed)
• SCHEDULE 3