Commonwealth of Australia
Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011
Ministerial Direction No. 2 of 2013
I, Christopher Pyne, Minister for Education, make this Direction under subsection 155(1) of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011.
Dated: 22nd October 2013
Signed
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CHRISTOPHER PYNE
Minister for Education
Part 1 Preliminary
1 Citation
This Direction may be cited as Ministerial Direction No. 2 of 2013.
2. Commencement
This legislative instrument commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.
3. Interpretation
In this instrument:
Act means the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011.
Chief Executive Officer has the same meaning as given at section 5 of the Act.
Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency or TEQSA has the same meaning given at section 5 of the Act.
Part 2 Direction
The Government seeks to support higher education providers to deliver teaching, learning and research of the highest quality. This will require the application of a deregulatory and quality enhancement philosophy and deliberate action to remove red tape, to enable providers to spend more time on the things they do best and less on compliance and reporting.
3. To consult and seek advice
The Chief Executive Officer should consult broadly across the higher education sector and its constituent parts in the formulation of strategies and implementation plans and in their execution, and must at least seek the advice of:
and perform his or her functions under the Act consistently with the advice.
4. To improve the focus and timeliness of regulatory activities, and to advance the appropriate deregulation of the higher education sector:
The Chief Executive Officer must prioritise tasks to ensure deregulation, including through:
5. To enhance accountability and reporting, the Chief Executive Officer must detail in writing to the Minister for Education:
These reports will report on progress to-date at the end of the identified period and must be delivered: