TEQSA’s fees and charges recover costs for regulatory activities undertaken to support Australia’s higher education sector.
Costs are recovered from higher education providers in 2 ways:
- Registered Higher Education Provider (RHEP) charge paid annually by all providers, the charge is the sum of a base component and a compliance component
- Application fees for regulatory activities related to:
- registration
- course accreditation
- variation or revocation of conditions
TEQSA fees and charges are determined by legislative instruments
TEQSA’s fees and charges are determined by way of legislative instrument. TEQSA’s fees and charges from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026 are based on the amended Cost Recovery Implementation Statement and set out in the following legislative instruments:
- Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Determination of Fees No 1 of 2020
- Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (Charges) Regulations 2022
Learn more about fees and charges
In this section, you can find detailed information about our fees and charges, including:
- Registered Higher Education Provider (RHEP) charge
- application fees
- our Cost Recovery Implementation Statement
- how we consult on fees and charges
For frequently asked questions about cost recovery, visit our FAQs page.