Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The objects of this Act are--
(a) to uphold the standards of education delivered by higher education institutions operating in the State; and
(b) to uphold the standards of education delivered by higher education institutions approved to be established or recognised, authorised to operate, or registered, under this Act, when operating outside the State; and
(c) to maintain public confidence in the higher education sector in the State.
(2) The objects are to be achieved mainly by the following--
(a) establishing a process for the registration of non self-accrediting higher education institutions;
(b) providing for the accreditation of higher education courses proposed to be offered by non self-accrediting higher education institutions;
(c) establishing a process for granting self-accrediting authority to higher education institutions other than universities;
(d) providing for the recognition of higher education institutions that have authority to operate as self-accrediting higher education institutions in another Australian jurisdiction;
(e) establishing a process for the establishment or recognition of universities, specialised universities, university colleges and specialised university colleges in the State;
(f) providing for the approval of the operation of interstate universities, interstate specialised universities, interstate university colleges and interstate specialised university colleges in the State;
(g) providing for the approval of the operation of overseas higher education institutions in the State;
(h) limiting the use of a title that consists of, or includes, the word 'university'.