Western Australian Current Acts

HIGHER EDUCATION ACT 2004 - SECT 19A

19A .         Duration of accreditation

        (1)         Unless otherwise provided under this Act, ministerial accreditation of a higher education course continues in force until —

            (a)         the day that is 5 years after the day on which the course is registered under section 23(3); or

            (b)         if an earlier day is specified in the accreditation, that day.

        (2)         The Minister may extend accreditation of a higher education course, in writing given to the course provider, for a period of up to 6 months after the day on which it would otherwise have ceased to be in force if —

            (a)         an application for the renewal of the accreditation was made —

                  (i)         6 months or more before that day; or

                  (ii)         less than 6 months before that day, if that day is less than 6 months after the commencement of the Higher Education Amendment Act 2009 section 30;

                and

            (b)         the Minister has not made a final decision on that application before that day.

        [Section 19A inserted: No. 40 of 2009 s. 30.]