Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2011 (74 of 2011)

Schedule 3  

Part 2   Transferring existing State registrations to TEQSA system etc.

Division 4   Automatic transitional registration for some overseas providers

11   Commencement and duration of transitional registration

Provider applies for ongoing registration

(1) Subitem (2) applies to the higher education provider if, within 120 days after the transition time, the provider:

(a) applies for registration under section 18 of the TEQSA Act; and

(b) continues with that application under section 20 of that Act.

(2) The provider’s transitional registration is for the period:

(a) starting at the transition time; and

(b) ending when TEQSA notifies the provider, under section 22 of the TEQSA Act, of TEQSA’s decision to grant or reject the application.

Provider does not apply for ongoing registration

(3) If subitem (2) does not apply to the higher education provider, the provider’s transitional registration is for the period:

(a) starting at the transition time; and

(b) ending 120 days after the transition time.

(4) Paragraphs (2)(b) and (3)(b) have effect subject to Division 1 of Part 7 (about cancelling registration and other administrative sanctions).

(5) This item applies to the transitional registration instead of section 23 (about commencement and duration of registration) of the TEQSA Act.