Initial registration

Report on initial registration of The Broken Bay Institute

TEQSA has determined, under Section 21(1) of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (the TEQSA Act), that registration of The Broken Bay Institute as a higher education provider be granted for a period of seven years to 1 September 2023 in the provider category of Higher Education Provider.

TEQSA has determined, under sections 49(1) and 49(6) of the TEQSA Act, to grant accreditation of the following higher education courses of study offered by The Broken Bay Institute until 1 September 2023:

• Graduate Certificate in Governance and Canon Law
• Graduate Diploma in Governance and Canon Law
• Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Theology
• Graduate Diploma in Leadership and Theology
• Master of Leadership and Theology
• Graduate Certificate in Religious Education
• Graduate Diploma in Religious Education
• Master of Religious Education
• Graduate Certificate in Theological Studies
• Graduate Diploma in Theological Studies
• Master of Theological Studies

Main reasons for decision

As part of the initial registration process, TEQSA has assessed the registration and course accreditations submitted by The Broken Bay Institute against the Threshold Standards for Provider Registration and Course Accreditation. The Broken Bay Institute has demonstrated to TEQSA that it meets the Threshold Standards.

The registration and course accreditation covers delivery at all Australian sites.

Initial registration

Report on initial registration of The Broken Bay Institute

TEQSA has determined, under Section 21(1) of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (the TEQSA Act), that registration of The Broken Bay Institute as a higher education provider be granted for a period of seven years to 1 September 2023 in the provider category of Higher Education Provider.

TEQSA has determined, under sections 49(1) and 49(6) of the TEQSA Act, to grant accreditation of the following higher education courses of study offered by The Broken Bay Institute until 1 September 2023:

• Graduate Certificate in Governance and Canon Law
• Graduate Diploma in Governance and Canon Law
• Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Theology
• Graduate Diploma in Leadership and Theology
• Master of Leadership and Theology
• Graduate Certificate in Religious Education
• Graduate Diploma in Religious Education
• Master of Religious Education
• Graduate Certificate in Theological Studies
• Graduate Diploma in Theological Studies
• Master of Theological Studies

Main reasons for decision

As part of the initial registration process, TEQSA has assessed the registration and course accreditations submitted by The Broken Bay Institute against the Threshold Standards for Provider Registration and Course Accreditation. The Broken Bay Institute has demonstrated to TEQSA that it meets the Threshold Standards.

The registration and course accreditation covers delivery at all Australian sites.

Initial registration

Report on initial registration of The Broken Bay Institute

TEQSA has determined, under Section 21(1) of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (the TEQSA Act), that registration of The Broken Bay Institute as a higher education provider be granted for a period of seven years to 1 September 2023 in the provider category of Higher Education Provider.

TEQSA has determined, under sections 49(1) and 49(6) of the TEQSA Act, to grant accreditation of the following higher education courses of study offered by The Broken Bay Institute until 1 September 2023:

• Graduate Certificate in Governance and Canon Law
• Graduate Diploma in Governance and Canon Law
• Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Theology
• Graduate Diploma in Leadership and Theology
• Master of Leadership and Theology
• Graduate Certificate in Religious Education
• Graduate Diploma in Religious Education
• Master of Religious Education
• Graduate Certificate in Theological Studies
• Graduate Diploma in Theological Studies
• Master of Theological Studies

Main reasons for decision

As part of the initial registration process, TEQSA has assessed the registration and course accreditations submitted by The Broken Bay Institute against the Threshold Standards for Provider Registration and Course Accreditation. The Broken Bay Institute has demonstrated to TEQSA that it meets the Threshold Standards.

The registration and course accreditation covers delivery at all Australian sites.

Initial registration

Report on initial registration of The Broken Bay Institute

TEQSA has determined, under Section 21(1) of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (the TEQSA Act), that registration of The Broken Bay Institute as a higher education provider be granted for a period of seven years to 1 September 2023 in the provider category of Higher Education Provider.

TEQSA has determined, under sections 49(1) and 49(6) of the TEQSA Act, to grant accreditation of the following higher education courses of study offered by The Broken Bay Institute until 1 September 2023:

• Graduate Certificate in Governance and Canon Law
• Graduate Diploma in Governance and Canon Law
• Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Theology
• Graduate Diploma in Leadership and Theology
• Master of Leadership and Theology
• Graduate Certificate in Religious Education
• Graduate Diploma in Religious Education
• Master of Religious Education
• Graduate Certificate in Theological Studies
• Graduate Diploma in Theological Studies
• Master of Theological Studies

Main reasons for decision

As part of the initial registration process, TEQSA has assessed the registration and course accreditations submitted by The Broken Bay Institute against the Threshold Standards for Provider Registration and Course Accreditation. The Broken Bay Institute has demonstrated to TEQSA that it meets the Threshold Standards.

The registration and course accreditation covers delivery at all Australian sites.

Initial registration

Report on initial registration of The Broken Bay Institute

TEQSA has determined, under Section 21(1) of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (the TEQSA Act), that registration of The Broken Bay Institute as a higher education provider be granted for a period of seven years to 1 September 2023 in the provider category of Higher Education Provider.

TEQSA has determined, under sections 49(1) and 49(6) of the TEQSA Act, to grant accreditation of the following higher education courses of study offered by The Broken Bay Institute until 1 September 2023:

• Graduate Certificate in Governance and Canon Law
• Graduate Diploma in Governance and Canon Law
• Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Theology
• Graduate Diploma in Leadership and Theology
• Master of Leadership and Theology
• Graduate Certificate in Religious Education
• Graduate Diploma in Religious Education
• Master of Religious Education
• Graduate Certificate in Theological Studies
• Graduate Diploma in Theological Studies
• Master of Theological Studies

Main reasons for decision

As part of the initial registration process, TEQSA has assessed the registration and course accreditations submitted by The Broken Bay Institute against the Threshold Standards for Provider Registration and Course Accreditation. The Broken Bay Institute has demonstrated to TEQSA that it meets the Threshold Standards.

The registration and course accreditation covers delivery at all Australian sites.

Renewal of registration

Report on renewal of registration of Bond University Limited

TEQSA has renewed, under section 36 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (the TEQSA Act), the registration of Bond University Limited for a period of seven years until 28 September 2024 in the provider category of Higher Education Provider.

Main reasons for the decision

TEQSA has assessed the application for renewal of registration submitted by Bond University Limited against the Threshold Standards.

TEQSA is satisfied that Bond University Limited continues to meet the Threshold Standards.

TEQSA's assessment considered Bond University Limited's arrangements for delivery at all Australian sites.

TEQSA found that Bond University Limited (trading as Bond University) has demonstrated:

1. the quality of corporate and academic governance
2. excellent record-keeping in the form of minutes of meetings of the Council, Academic Senate, and committees
3. a focus on continuous improvement and the enablers for student engagement (including a strong student-to-staff ratio)
4. support for participation by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
5. effective processes for developing and reviewing courses that require professional accreditation
6. strong research performance in Health and Medical Sciences.

Course accreditation

Report on accreditation of one higher education course of study offered by Sheridan College Incorporated

A delegate of TEQSA has accredited, under section 49 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (the TEQSA Act), the following higher education course of study offered by Sheridan College Incorporated for a period of seven years until 30 August 2024:

• Bachelor of Business

TEQSA has, under subsection 53(1) of the TEQSA Act, imposed one condition on the accreditation of the above course of study.

Condition 1: Sheridan College must submit to TEQSA by 31 December 2017 the following documents:

1. Revised course unit listing,
2. Unit Outlines for any new units developed for delivery in the course, and
3. Unit Outlines for any units in the course that undergo revision.

The course accreditation covers delivery at all Australian sites.

Main reasons for decision

TEQSA considers that the decision to apply conditions to Sheridan College's application for accreditation of one course of study is consistent with the basic principles for regulation in Part 2 of the TEQSA Act, as Sheridan College is considered at risk of not complying with aspects of the Threshold Standards.

Course accreditation

Report on accreditation of two higher education courses of study offered by The Australian College of the Arts

A delegate of TEQSA has accredited, under section 49 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (the TEQSA Act), the following higher education courses of study offered by The Australian College of the Arts (Collarts) for a period of four years until 25 October 2021.

• Diploma of Applied Business (Fashion Marketing)
• Bachelor of Applied Business (Fashion Marketing)

A delegate of TEQSA has imposed, under section 53 of the TEQSA Act, two conditions on the accreditation of the Bachelor of Applied Business (Fashion Marketing):

Condition 1: Prior to offering a student a place in the Bachelor of Applied Business (Fashion Marketing), Collarts must provide to TEQSA evidence of the appointment of a suitably qualified Program Leader. The appointee must possess:

1. a qualification in a relevant discipline at least at AQF level 8
2. demonstrated experience in overseeing the development and coordination of higher education academic programs.

Condition 2: Not later than four weeks prior to the commencement of each teaching period for the Bachelor of Applied Business (Fashion Marketing), in relation to each staff member at each location proposed to teach one or more units in the course, Collarts must provide TEQSA with:

1. the name of each staff member intended to deliver each unit in the course
2. the units proposed to be taught and delivery location
3. each staff member's qualifications in the discipline of the course being taught
4. if a staff member does not hold a qualification in a relevant discipline at least one AQF level above the course in which they are teaching, details of the basis on which Collarts determined that the staff member holds professional experience equivalent to such a qualification.

Main reasons for decision

The issues which led TEQSA to impose conditions and a shortened period of accreditation are:

a) This is the first course to be taught by Collarts with a focus on Fashion Marketing.

b) Whether the numbers, qualifications, experience, expertise and sessional/full-time mix of both academic staff who teach or tutor the course of study, and support staff, are appropriate to the nature, level, and mode of delivery of the course of study and the attainment of expected student learning outcomes.

c) The extent to which the staff who teach students in the course of study are appropriately qualified in the relevant discipline, and whether they have a sound understanding of current scholarship and/or professional practice in the discipline that they teach.

TEQSA's assessment considered Collarts' arrangements for delivery at all Australian sites.

Course accreditation

Report on accreditation of two higher education courses of study offered by The Australian College of the Arts

A delegate of TEQSA has accredited, under section 49 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (the TEQSA Act), the following higher education courses of study offered by The Australian College of the Arts (Collarts) for a period of four years until 25 October 2021.

• Diploma of Applied Business (Fashion Marketing)
• Bachelor of Applied Business (Fashion Marketing)

A delegate of TEQSA has imposed, under section 53 of the TEQSA Act, two conditions on the accreditation of the Bachelor of Applied Business (Fashion Marketing):

Condition 1: Prior to offering a student a place in the Bachelor of Applied Business (Fashion Marketing), Collarts must provide to TEQSA evidence of the appointment of a suitably qualified Program Leader. The appointee must possess:

1. a qualification in a relevant discipline at least at AQF level 8
2. demonstrated experience in overseeing the development and coordination of higher education academic programs.

Condition 2: Not later than four weeks prior to the commencement of each teaching period for the Bachelor of Applied Business (Fashion Marketing), in relation to each staff member at each location proposed to teach one or more units in the course, Collarts must provide TEQSA with:

1. the name of each staff member intended to deliver each unit in the course
2. the units proposed to be taught and delivery location
3. each staff member's qualifications in the discipline of the course being taught
4. if a staff member does not hold a qualification in a relevant discipline at least one AQF level above the course in which they are teaching, details of the basis on which Collarts determined that the staff member holds professional experience equivalent to such a qualification.

Main reasons for decision

The issues which led TEQSA to impose conditions and a shortened period of accreditation are:

a) This is the first course to be taught by Collarts with a focus on Fashion Marketing.

b) Whether the numbers, qualifications, experience, expertise and sessional/full-time mix of both academic staff who teach or tutor the course of study, and support staff, are appropriate to the nature, level, and mode of delivery of the course of study and the attainment of expected student learning outcomes.

c) The extent to which the staff who teach students in the course of study are appropriately qualified in the relevant discipline, and whether they have a sound understanding of current scholarship and/or professional practice in the discipline that they teach.

TEQSA's assessment considered Collarts' arrangements for delivery at all Australian sites.