Recommendations
Recommendation 1
2.16 The committee recommends that the primary
TEQSA Bill be amended to explicitly provide that universities have the
authority to self-accredit courses of study, except where TEQSA limits or
removes that authority consistent with the basic principles of regulation
stated in Part 2 of the TEQSA Bill.
Recommendation 2
2.28 The committee recommends that the
Intergovernmental Agreement to be negotiated between the federal, state and
territory governments include protocols for communication between TEQSA, state
and territory governments to ensure that the process of registering new
universities by TEQSA proceeds in parallel with the process of establishing
universities through state and territory legislation.
Recommendation 3
2.57 The committee recommends that the higher
education sector be consulted on the development of the Standards Framework
prior to the setting of the Standards by the Minister.
Recommendation 4
2.58 The committee recommends that the definition
of Threshold Standards in section 5 be amended so that it does not include
subclause (c) any other standards made under paragraph 58(1)(e).
Recommendation 5
2.59 The committee recommends that clause 167(2)(b)
of the TEQSA Bill be amended to include reference to the interests of staff
working in the higher education sector.
Recommendation 6
2.67 That the Bill be amended to provide for a nine
month maximum period for TEQSA to accredit a course under sub-clause 49(2) and
a further nine months under sub-clause 49(3).
Recommendation 7
2.96 The committee recommends that the National VET
Regulator work closely with TEQSA, once established, to harmonise and
streamline the regulatory approach for multi-sector providers in advance of any
future decision to combine TEQSA and the National VET Regulator in a single
regulatory agency.
Recommendation 8
2.115 The committee recommends that the Senate pass
the Bill subject to the committee's recommendations.
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