Tasmanian Assessment, Standards and Certification Act 2003

In this section – higher education award giver means – a registered higher education provider; or an approved overseas higher education provider; or a self-accrediting higher education provider; or a person who is otherwise lawfully able to confer or issue a higher education award.

A person must not – confer or issue a higher education award; or claim, or otherwise represent in any manner, that he, she or it is authorised or able to confer or issue a higher education award; or provide or offer to provide, or claim or otherwise represent in any manner that he, she or it is authorised or able to provide, a course the successful completion of which leads to the conferral or issue of a higher education award by the person – unless the person is a higher education award giver lawfully able to confer or issue that award, or a person acting on behalf of such a higher education award giver. Fine not exceeding 200 penalty units.

A person must not claim, or otherwise represent in any manner, that he, she or it is authorised or able to provide a course of study the successful completion of which leads to the conferral or issue of a higher education award by another person knowing that the other person is not lawfully able to confer or issue that higher education award. Fine not exceeding 200 penalty units.