Use of university
45 Use of university
A person must not, by use of a title consisting of, or including, the word university, claim the person is a university or part of a university unless the person is a university or part of a university.
Maximum penalty: If the offender is a natural person – 500 penalty units.
If the offender is a body corporate – 2 500 penalty units.
For subsection (1), a person claims to be a university or part of a university if the person:
makes the claim; or
says or does anything likely to induce someone else to believe the person is a university or part of a university.
This section does not apply to an educational institution prescribed by the Regulations.
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