Queensland Consolidated Acts

HIGHER EDUCATION (GENERAL PROVISIONS) ACT 2008 - SCHEDULE 2

accepted representations see section 125(2).

accredited course means a course accredited under section 24.

approved form means a form approved by the Minister under section 136.

AQF qualification level means the level of higher education award to which a course of study described in the Australian Qualifications Framework leads.

AQF Register means the Register of Recognised Education Institutions and Authorised Accreditation Authorities in Australia established by the Australian Qualifications Framework Advisory Board under the Australian Qualifications Framework.

Editor's note--

The AQF Register may be viewed at the website .

Australian Qualifications Framework means the national framework of educational qualifications--

(a) approved by the Ministerial Council; and

(b) stated in the implementation handbook for that framework published by the Australian Qualifications Framework Advisory Board;

as in force from time to time.

Editor's note--

The implementation handbook may be inspected during office hours on business days at the head office of the department or viewed at the department's website at .

Australian Qualifications Framework Advisory Board means the board by that name established by the Ministerial Council.

cancel, for part 9, division 1, see section 122.

commencement, for part 10, division 2, see section 139.

continuing accreditation, for part 10, division 2, see section 139.

continuing approval, for part 10, division 2, see section 139.

electronically, in relation to providing a higher education course, includes by email, DVD or through the internet.

executive officer, of a corporation, means a person who is concerned with, or takes part in, the corporation's management, whether or not the person is a director or the person's position is given the name of executive officer.

existing accreditation, for part 10, division 2, see section 139.

existing approval, for part 10, division 2, see section 139.

existing approval to operate, for part 10, division 2, see section 139.

higher education award means--

(a) a degree, status, title or description of associate, bachelor, master or doctor; or

(b) any other award, if the course of study relating to it is classified as higher education in the course descriptions stated in the Australian Qualifications Framework.

higher education course means a course of study, the successful completion of which may lead to the conferral or award of a higher education award.

higher education institution means an educational institution that provides, or proposes to provide, a higher education course.

information notice, for a decision made by the Minister, is a notice complying with the QCAT Act, section 157(2).

interstate self-accrediting authority, for part 3, division 3, see section 66.

interstate self-accrediting higher education institution, for part 3, division 3, see section 66.

interstate specialised university means a higher education institution established or recognised as a specialised university under an Act of the Commonwealth or another State.

interstate specialised university college means a higher education institution established or recognised as a specialised university college under an Act of the Commonwealth or another State.

interstate university means a higher education institution established or recognised as a university under an Act of the Commonwealth or another State.

interstate university college means a higher education institution established or recognised as a university college under an Act of the Commonwealth or another State.

major change--

(a) for part 2--see section 37; or

(b) for part 3--see section 58; or

(c) for part 5--see section 101.

Ministerial Council means the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs.

national guidelines--

(a) for part 2--see section 6; or

(b) for part 3--see section 41; or

(c) for part 4--see section 73; or

(d) for part 5--see section 84.

Editor's note--

A copy of the national guidelines may be inspected during office hours on business days at the head office of the department and may be viewed on the department's website at .

national protocols means the document entitled 'National Protocols for Higher Education Approval Processes' that was approved by the Ministerial Council on 31 October 2007.

Editor's note--

A copy of the national protocols may be inspected during office hours on business days at the head office of the department and may be viewed on the department's website at .

non self-accrediting higher education institution means a higher education institution registered under part 2.

non-university provider, for part 10, division 2, see section 139.

notice means written notice.

operating, in relation to a higher education institution--

(a) includes the following--

(i) providing courses or parts of courses leading to higher education awards;

(ii) providing the related components of providing courses, including materials, other resources and assessment;

(iii) conferring higher education awards, whether or not a course is provided;

(iv) providing higher education courses electronically or by distance education from a place inside the State to another place whether inside or outside the State;

(v) conducting a business in the State as a higher education institution including by using premises, mail or telecommunication devices for the institution; but

(b) does not include providing a course or part of a course electronically or by distance education in the State from outside the State.

Note--

This definition also applies to references to operating a particular higher education institution, including for example, a non self-accrediting higher education institution.

original decision see section 106.

overseas higher education institution means an educational institution that--

(a) is established and operates in a foreign country; and

(b) offers a course--

(i) recognised as a higher education course by the entity responsible for recognising higher education courses in the foreign country; or

(ii) leading to an award recognised as a higher education award by the entity responsible for recognising higher education awards in the foreign country.

overseas university means a higher education institution that is--

(a) established and operates in a foreign country; and

(b) recognised as a university by the entity responsible for recognising universities in the foreign country; and

(c) approved under part 5 to operate in the State.

recognised authority see section 81.

recognised self-accrediting authority, for part 3, division 3, see section 66.

relevant authority, for part 9, division 1, see section 122.

relevant educational institution, for part 8, see section 114.

repealed Act see section 139.

scope--

(a) of a self-accrediting authority--see section 45(4); or

(b) of an interstate self-accrediting authority--see section 66.

self-accrediting authority see section 43(1).

self-accrediting higher education institution means a higher education institution that holds a self-accrediting authority.

show cause notice see section 124(1).

show cause period see section 124(2)(d).

specialised university means a higher education institution established or recognised as a specialised university under an Act.

specialised university college means a higher education institution established or recognised as a specialised university college under an Act.

type of specialisation, for part 8, see section 114.

university means a higher education institution established or recognised as a university under an Act.

university college means a higher education institution established or recognised as a university college under an Act.