Commonwealth Numbered Acts

TERTIARY EDUCATION QUALITY AND STANDARDS AGENCY ACT 2011 (NO. 73, 2011) - SECT 161

Varying plans with Ministerial approval

             (1)  TEQSA may, with the Minister's approval, vary a strategic plan.

             (2)  When giving the Minister a proposed variation, TEQSA must also give the Minister a proposal for any consequential variation of a relevant annual operational plan.

             (3)  The Minister may, at any time, request TEQSA to vary a strategic plan. TEQSA must comply with the request.

             (4)  A variation approved by the Minister takes effect on the day it is approved.

Ministerial approval not required for minor variations

             (5)  Despite subsection (1), TEQSA may vary a strategic plan without the approval of the Minister if the variation is of a minor nature. The variation takes effect on the day it is made.

             (6)  If TEQSA makes a variation of a minor nature, TEQSA must inform the Minister of the variation as soon as is practicable.