New South Wales Consolidated Acts

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     (Repealed)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           Schedule 2 (Repealed)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