Self-accrediting authority

Report on authority of SAE Institute Pty Limited to self-accredit nominated courses of study

On 16 December 2020, TEQSA authorised, under section 41 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act), SAE Institute Pty Limited to self-accredit its courses of study at Australian Qualification Framework levels 5, 6 and 7 in the following narrow fields of education:

• 1001 Performing Arts
• 1003 Visual Arts
• 1005 Graphic and Design Studies
• 1007 Communication and Media Studies
• 1099 Other Creative Arts
• 0201 Computer Science

Providers with authority to self-accredit nominated courses of study are not required to submit applications to TEQSA for accreditation or renewal of accreditation of courses within the scope of their authority to self-accredit.

SAE Institute Pty Ltd's authority to self-accredit nominated courses of study from 16 December 2020 includes the following courses of study currently listed on the National Register:

• Undergraduate Certificate in Augmented and Virtual Reality Application Development
• Diploma of Augmented and Virtual Reality
• Diploma of Game Development
• Diploma of Audio Production
• Diploma of Music Production
• Diploma of 3D Animation
• Diploma of Graphic Design
• Diploma of Film
• Associate Degree of Games Development
• Associate Degree of Audio
• Associate Degree of Film
• Associate Degree of Design
• Associate Degree of Animation
• Bachelor of Games Development (Games Programming)
• Bachelor of Games Development (Games Design)
• Bachelor of Audio (Studio Production)
• Bachelor of Audio (Post Production)
• Bachelor of Film (Production)
• Bachelor of Film (Post Production)
• Bachelor of Design (Graphic Design)
• Bachelor of Design (Web Design)
• Bachelor of Animation (3D Modelling)
• Bachelor of Animation (Character Animation)
• Bachelor of Animation (Visual Effects)

Please visit SAE Institute Pty Ltd's website for information on the courses of study offered.

Main reasons for the decision

TEQSA made this decision on the basis that it was satisfied that the application for self-accrediting authority in the narrow fields of education listed above by SAE Institute Pty Ltd meets the Criteria for Seeking Authority for Self-Accreditation of Courses of Study of the Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) 2015.

Self-accrediting authority

Report on authority of SAE Institute Pty Limited to self-accredit nominated courses of study

On 16 December 2020, TEQSA authorised, under section 41 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act), SAE Institute Pty Limited to self-accredit its courses of study at Australian Qualification Framework levels 5, 6 and 7 in the following narrow fields of education:

• 1001 Performing Arts
• 1003 Visual Arts
• 1005 Graphic and Design Studies
• 1007 Communication and Media Studies
• 1099 Other Creative Arts
• 0201 Computer Science

Providers with authority to self-accredit nominated courses of study are not required to submit applications to TEQSA for accreditation or renewal of accreditation of courses within the scope of their authority to self-accredit.

SAE Institute Pty Ltd's authority to self-accredit nominated courses of study from 16 December 2020 includes the following courses of study currently listed on the National Register:

• Undergraduate Certificate in Augmented and Virtual Reality Application Development
• Diploma of Augmented and Virtual Reality
• Diploma of Game Development
• Diploma of Audio Production
• Diploma of Music Production
• Diploma of 3D Animation
• Diploma of Graphic Design
• Diploma of Film
• Associate Degree of Games Development
• Associate Degree of Audio
• Associate Degree of Film
• Associate Degree of Design
• Associate Degree of Animation
• Bachelor of Games Development (Games Programming)
• Bachelor of Games Development (Games Design)
• Bachelor of Audio (Studio Production)
• Bachelor of Audio (Post Production)
• Bachelor of Film (Production)
• Bachelor of Film (Post Production)
• Bachelor of Design (Graphic Design)
• Bachelor of Design (Web Design)
• Bachelor of Animation (3D Modelling)
• Bachelor of Animation (Character Animation)
• Bachelor of Animation (Visual Effects)

Please visit SAE Institute Pty Ltd's website for information on the courses of study offered.

Main reasons for the decision

TEQSA made this decision on the basis that it was satisfied that the application for self-accrediting authority in the narrow fields of education listed above by SAE Institute Pty Ltd meets the Criteria for Seeking Authority for Self-Accreditation of Courses of Study of the Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) 2015.

Registration

Report on registration of HEPCo Pty Ltd

On 16 December 2020, TEQSA:

• granted, under section 21 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act), the application by HEPCo Pty Ltd for registration in the category of Higher Education Provider until 24 July 2024.
• accredited, under section 49 of the TEQSA Act, the application by HEPCo Pty Ltd for accreditation of the following course until 24 July 2024:
  • Graduate Diploma of Applied Tax Law

Background

HEPCo Pty Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Tax Institute Pty Ltd, a registered Higher Education Provider with TEQSA (PRV14016). HEPCo Pty Ltd applied to TEQSA for registration in the category of Higher Education Provider and for the accreditation of the course Graduate Diploma of Applied Tax Law.

Main reasons for the decision

TEQSA made the decision to approve HEPCo Pty Ltd's application for registration on the basis that it was satisfied that HEPCo meets the Provider Registration Standards and Provider Course Accreditation Standards of the Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) 2015.

The Tax Institute Pty Ltd intends to transition its higher education operations, including the delivery of its Graduate Diploma of Applied Tax Law course, to HEPCo Pty Ltd. The governance, management and higher education delivery arrangements for HEPCo Pty Ltd largely replicate those of The Tax Institute Pty Ltd.

TEQSA aligned HEPCo's registration and course accreditation end dates with those of The Tax Institute Pty Ltd. Consequently, TEQSA has granted HEPCo Pty Ltd registration until 24 July 2024, and accredited its Graduate Diploma of Applied Tax Law course for the same period.

Registration

Report on registration of HEPCo Pty Ltd

On 16 December 2020, TEQSA:

• granted, under section 21 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act), the application by HEPCo Pty Ltd for registration in the category of Higher Education Provider until 24 July 2024.
• accredited, under section 49 of the TEQSA Act, the application by HEPCo Pty Ltd for accreditation of the following course until 24 July 2024:
  • Graduate Diploma of Applied Tax Law

Background

HEPCo Pty Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Tax Institute Pty Ltd, a registered Higher Education Provider with TEQSA (PRV14016). HEPCo Pty Ltd applied to TEQSA for registration in the category of Higher Education Provider and for the accreditation of the course Graduate Diploma of Applied Tax Law.

Main reasons for the decision

TEQSA made the decision to approve HEPCo Pty Ltd's application for registration on the basis that it was satisfied that HEPCo meets the Provider Registration Standards and Provider Course Accreditation Standards of the Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) 2015.

The Tax Institute Pty Ltd intends to transition its higher education operations, including the delivery of its Graduate Diploma of Applied Tax Law course, to HEPCo Pty Ltd. The governance, management and higher education delivery arrangements for HEPCo Pty Ltd largely replicate those of The Tax Institute Pty Ltd.

TEQSA aligned HEPCo's registration and course accreditation end dates with those of The Tax Institute Pty Ltd. Consequently, TEQSA has granted HEPCo Pty Ltd registration until 24 July 2024, and accredited its Graduate Diploma of Applied Tax Law course for the same period.

Course accreditation

Report on accreditation of five higher education courses of study offered by Engineering Institute of Technology Pty Ltd

On 4 January 2021, a delegate of TEQSA accredited, under section 49 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act), the following courses offered by Engineering Institute of Technology Pty Ltd, for a period of three years until 4 January 2024:

• Graduate Certificate in Civil - Railways Infrastructure Engineering
• Graduate Certificate in Electrical and Instrumentation in Oil and Gas Engineering
• Graduate Certificate in Safety, Risk and Reliability Engineering
• Graduate Certificate in Civil Transportation Engineering
• Graduate Certificate in Chemical and Process Engineering.

Main reasons for the decision

TEQSA made this decision on the basis that it was satisfied that the courses submitted by Engineering Institute of Technology Pty Ltd for accreditation meet the Provider Course Accreditation Standards of the Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) 2015.

Course accreditation

Report on accreditation of five higher education courses of study offered by Engineering Institute of Technology Pty Ltd

On 4 January 2021, a delegate of TEQSA accredited, under section 49 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act), the following courses offered by Engineering Institute of Technology Pty Ltd, for a period of three years until 4 January 2024:

• Graduate Certificate in Civil - Railways Infrastructure Engineering
• Graduate Certificate in Electrical and Instrumentation in Oil and Gas Engineering
• Graduate Certificate in Safety, Risk and Reliability Engineering
• Graduate Certificate in Civil Transportation Engineering
• Graduate Certificate in Chemical and Process Engineering.

Main reasons for the decision

TEQSA made this decision on the basis that it was satisfied that the courses submitted by Engineering Institute of Technology Pty Ltd for accreditation meet the Provider Course Accreditation Standards of the Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) 2015.

Course accreditation

Report on accreditation of two higher education courses of study offered by Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (formerly The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia)

On 20 January 2021, a delegate of TEQSA accredited, under section 49 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act), the following courses offered by Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (formerly The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia), for a period of seven years until 20 January 2028:

• Graduate Diploma of Chartered Accounting
• Graduate Certificate in Accounting.

Main reasons for the decision

TEQSA made this decision on the basis that it was satisfied that the courses submitted by Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (formerly The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia) for accreditation meet the Provider Course Accreditation Standards of the Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) 2015.

Registration

Report on registration of Apex Institute of Higher Education Pty Ltd

TEQSA has agreed to orders made by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) under which Apex Institute of Higher Education Pty Ltd (Apex) is registered in the provider category of Higher Education Provider pursuant to section 21 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (the TEQSA Act) for a period until 30 November 2025.

The AAT orders also provide for the accreditation of the Bachelor of Business course of study to be offered by Apex, pursuant to section 49 of the TEQSA Act, for a period until 30 November 2025.

Background

Apex applied to TEQSA for registration in the category of Higher Education Provider under Part 3 of the TEQSA Act.

An assessment team considered Apex's application and provided a draft assessment report with details of the assessment of the application to TEQSA's Commission. TEQSA's Commission considered Apex's response to the draft report and made a decision to reject Apex's application for registration on 6 November 2019, on the basis that it was not satisfied that Apex met the Threshold Standards.

Apex applied for review of TEQSA's decision in the AAT. In the course of the proceedings, Apex made submissions and provided further information and evidence about the matters raised in TEQSA's decision.

It is well established that absent a specific legislative provision to the contrary, the AAT is generally required to make a decision on review based on the evidence available at the time of the AAT's decision on review, and that the AAT is not confined to the evidence available at the time of the primary decision. Accordingly, TEQSA accepted that the AAT was required to take account of the further material submitted to TEQSA after TEQSA had rejected Apex's application.

Main reasons for the decision

After reviewing the further material submitted by Apex, TEQSA was satisfied that Apex meets the Threshold Standards.

Registration

Report on registration of Apex Institute of Higher Education Pty Ltd

TEQSA has agreed to orders made by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) under which Apex Institute of Higher Education Pty Ltd (Apex) is registered in the provider category of Higher Education Provider pursuant to section 21 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (the TEQSA Act) for a period until 30 November 2025.

The AAT orders also provide for the accreditation of the Bachelor of Business course of study to be offered by Apex, pursuant to section 49 of the TEQSA Act, for a period until 30 November 2025.

Background

Apex applied to TEQSA for registration in the category of Higher Education Provider under Part 3 of the TEQSA Act.

An assessment team considered Apex's application and provided a draft assessment report with details of the assessment of the application to TEQSA's Commission. TEQSA's Commission considered Apex's response to the draft report and made a decision to reject Apex's application for registration on 6 November 2019, on the basis that it was not satisfied that Apex met the Threshold Standards.

Apex applied for review of TEQSA's decision in the AAT. In the course of the proceedings, Apex made submissions and provided further information and evidence about the matters raised in TEQSA's decision.

It is well established that absent a specific legislative provision to the contrary, the AAT is generally required to make a decision on review based on the evidence available at the time of the AAT's decision on review, and that the AAT is not confined to the evidence available at the time of the primary decision. Accordingly, TEQSA accepted that the AAT was required to take account of the further material submitted to TEQSA after TEQSA had rejected Apex's application.

Main reasons for the decision

After reviewing the further material submitted by Apex, TEQSA was satisfied that Apex meets the Threshold Standards.