Higher education
1.6 Higher education
On the commencement of section 6.1.1(i)—
an institution that was approved by the Minister to operate as a university immediately before the commencement of section 6.1.1(i) is deemed to be approved by the Authority under this Act to operate as a university, subject to any terms and conditions of the approval under that provision;
an institution that was deemed to have the approval of the Minister to operate as a university under section 10 of the Tertiary Education Act 1993 immediately before the commencement of section 6.1.1(i) is deemed to have the deemed approval of the Authority under this Act to operate as a university, subject to any terms and conditions of the deemed approval under that provision;
an Order that was made by the Minister under section 10 of the Tertiary Education Act 1993 approving an institution to operate as a university and in operation immediately before the commencement of section 6.1.1(i) is deemed to be an Order made by the Authority under section 4.3.30 and the Authority may suspend or revoke or impose conditions on the approval under this Act as if it were an Order made by the Authority;
Sch. 8 cl. 1.6(d) amended by No. 39/2012 s. 62(5)(a).
an accreditation of a course of study by the Minister under section 11 of the Tertiary Education Act 1993 is deemed to be an accreditation of the course of study by the Authority under Division 1 of Part 4.4, subject to any terms and conditions of the accreditation under that Division;
Sch. 8 cl. 1.6(e) amended by No. 39/2012 s. 62(5)(b).
an authorisation of an institution to conduct a course of study by the Minister under section 11 of the Tertiary Education Act 1993 is deemed to be an authorisation of the institution to conduct a course of study by the Authority under section 4.3.33, subject to any terms and conditions of authorisation under that provision;
all records kept by the Secretary to the Department relating to approvals, accreditations and authorisations of the Minister under the Tertiary Education Act 1993 immediately before the commencement of section 6.1.1(i) become records of the Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority.
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