Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) The Minister may
grant a self-accrediting authorisation for a non-university institution if
satisfied that —
(a) the
governance, financial resources, facilities, staffing and student services of
the institution are or will be appropriate to the provision of higher
education courses; and
(b) the
institution has structures and processes to set standards for higher education
courses that are at least equal or equivalent to the Australian standards
appropriate to courses of that type; and
(c) the
institution meets any other criteria set out in the National Protocols in
relation to the standards and qualities required for approval of an
institution to self-accredit its courses.
(2) When deciding
whether to grant a self-accrediting authorisation, the Minister must have
regard to the report of the higher education advisory committee appointed to
consider the matter.
(3) When deciding
whether to grant a self-accrediting authorisation, the Minister may also have
regard to the following —
(a) the
governance, financial resources, facilities, staffing and student services of
comparable institutions;
(b) any
other relevant information.
(4) A self-accrediting
authorisation may authorise the institution to do one or more of the following
—
(a)
accredit higher education courses leading to a higher education award within a
field or a range of fields specified in the authorisation;
(b)
accredit higher education courses leading to a higher education award of a
type or types specified in the authorisation.
(5) The Minister may
grant a self-accrediting authorisation subject to any conditions relevant to
—
(a)
ensuring that the non-university institution meets or continues to meet the
criteria referred to in section 13B(1); or
(b)
protecting the interests of the students enrolled in the higher education
courses provided by the institution.
[Section 13B inserted: No. 40 of 2009 s. 18.]