TABLE OF PROVISIONS Long Title Preamble 1. Short title 2. Commencement 3. Act amended 4. Section 3 amended 5. Part 2 Division 1 heading inserted Division 1 -- Protection of standards for higher education 6. Section 6 amended 7. Sections 7A and 7B inserted 8. Part 2 Division 2 heading and Part 2 Division 2 Subdivision 1 heading inserted Division 2 -- Universities Subdivision 1 -- Report about criteria for establishing Australian university 9. Section 7 replaced 10. Part 2 Division 2 Subdivision 2 heading inserted Subdivision 2 -- Recognition of overseas universities 11. Section 8 amended 12. Section 9 amended 13. Section 10 replaced 14. Section 11A inserted 15. Section 11 amended 16. Part 2 Division 3 heading and Part 2 Division 3 Subdivision 1 heading inserted Division 3 -- Non-university institutions Subdivision 1 -- Authorised non-university institutions 17. Section 12 replaced 18. Part 2 Division 3 Subdivision 2 inserted Subdivision 2 -- Self-accrediting authorisation of non-university institutions 19. Part 2 Division 3 Subdivision 3 heading inserted Subdivision 3 -- Provider’s authorisation of non-university institutions 20. Section 13 amended 21. Section 14 amended 22. Sections 15A and 15B inserted 23. Section 15 amended 24. Part 2 Division 3 Subdivision 4 heading inserted Subdivision 4 -- Accredited higher education courses 25. Section 16 replaced 26. Part 2 Division 3 Subdivision 5 heading inserted Subdivision 5 -- Ministerial accreditation of higher education courses 27. Section 17A inserted 28. Section 17 amended 29. Section 18 amended 30. Sections 19A and 19B inserted 31. Section 19 amended 32. Part 2 Division 4 heading inserted Division 4 -- Higher education advisory committees 33. Section 20 amended 34. Section 21A inserted 35. Part 3A heading inserted 36. Section 22 amended 37. Sections 23A to 23C inserted 38. Section 23 amended 39. Section 24A inserted 40. Section 26A inserted 41. Section 27A inserted 42. Section 28 replaced 43. Section 29 amended 44. Section 30 amended[Assented to 3 December 2009]