Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) An education
institution or an agent of an education institution must not, by use of the
title “university” or in any other way, represent that the
education institution is a university or part of a university unless it is
—
(a) an
Australian university; or
(b) a
recognised overseas university.
Penalty: a fine of $20 000.
(2) Subsection (1)
does not apply to —
(a) the
organisation known as “U3A” (the “University of the Third
Age”); or
(b) a
prescribed person or organisation; or
(c) an
Australian university college or an agent of such an institution that
represents that the institution is a university college or part of a
university college —
(i)
by use of a title that includes the words
“university college”; or
(ii)
in any other way.
(3) A person must not
confer or offer to confer or purport to confer a higher education award on
anyone unless the person is —
(a) an
Australian university; or
(ba) an
Australian university college; or
(b) a
recognised overseas university; or
(c) an
authorised non-university institution; or
(d) an
agent of an institution referred to in paragraph (a), (ba), (b) or (c).
Penalty: a fine of $20 000.
(4) A person must not
represent that a course of study leads to, will partially satisfy the
requirements for, or would entitle a person who satisfies the course
requirements to, the conferral of a higher education award, unless —
(a) the
course provider is —
(i)
an Australian university; or
(ii)
an Australian university college; or
(iii)
a recognised overseas university;
or
(b) the
course provider is an authorised non-university institution and the course is
accredited.
Penalty: a fine of $20 000.
[Section 6 amended: No. 40 of 2009 s. 6.]