New South Wales Consolidated Acts

HIGHER EDUCATION ACT 2001 - SECT 18

18 Register of higher education institutions

(1) The Director-General must maintain a register (to be called the "Register of Higher Education") in relation to:

(a) each education institution that is registered under Division 1, and

(b) each course of study that is accredited by the Director-General under Division 2 in relation to an education institution, and

(c) each education institution that is approved under Division 3 in relation to any course of study.

(2) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to:

(a) the particulars to be recorded in the register, and

(b) the manner and form in which the register is to be maintained.

(3) The Director-General is to cause the register to be made available free of charge to the public at the Department’s head office and on the Department’s website on the Internet.

(4) A certificate:

(a) that is signed by the Director-General, and

(b) that certifies that, on a specified date or during a specified period, the particulars contained in the register as to specified matters were as so specified,

is admissible in any proceedings and is evidence of the matters so certified.