Tasmanian Assessment, Standards and Certification Act 2003

A person who proposes to provide, in Tasmania or elsewhere, an accredited higher education course may apply to the Board for registration as a registered higher education provider.

An application is to be – in a form approved by the Board; and made not less than 9 calendar months before the accredited higher education course that the person is proposing to provide is due to commence; and if the applicant is registered, accredited, licensed or otherwise approved for the purposes of providing a higher education course under a corresponding law or has made an application for such registration, accreditation, licence or approval, accompanied by – either evidence of that registration, accreditation, licence or other approval under the corresponding law or the application for such registration, accreditation, licence or approval; and permission in writing for the person or authority that registers, accredits, licenses or otherwise approves providers of higher education courses under that corresponding law to provide to the Board details of that registration, accreditation, licence or other approval or of that application; and accompanied by any prescribed fee.

The Board may require the applicant to provide any further information, and permissions for the release of information, it considers relevant to the application.