Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPORT ACT 2003 - SECT 22.15

  (1)   The Minister may revoke a body's approval as a higher education provider if the Minister:

  (a)   is satisfied that the body has:

  (i)   breached a condition of a grant made to the body under Part   2 - 2, 2 - 2A, 2 - 3 or 2 - 4; or

  (ii)   breached a * quality and accountability requirement; or

  (iii)   breached a condition imposed on the body's approval; and

  (b)   is satisfied that it is appropriate to take that action (see subsection   (2)); and

  (c)   complies with the requirements of section   22 - 20.

Note:   Section   16 - 60 allows conditions to be imposed on the body's approval.

  (2)   Without limiting the matters that the Minister may consider in deciding whether it is appropriate under this section to revoke a body's approval as a higher education provider, the Minister may consider any or all of the following matters:

  (a)   whether the breach in question is of a minor or major nature;

  (b)   whether the breach has occurred before and, if so, how often;

  (c)   the impact that the breach may have on the body's students;

  (d)   the impact of the breach on the higher education provided by the body;

  (e)   the impact of the breach on Australia's reputation as a provider of high quality higher education;

  (f)   any other matter set out in the Higher Education Provider Guidelines.