TEQSA is proposing an updated version of the Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS) with adjustments to our fees and charges to take effect on 1 January 2026.

A consultation paper is available on our website.

Feedback on the changes will be accepted until 5:00pm (AEST) on Friday 26 September 2025.

• Download the consultation paper (MS Word, 298 KB) (PDF, 430 KB)

TEQSA has published a new resource, Enacting assessment reform in a time of artificial intelligence. This resource aims to help institutions address the risks generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) poses to learning assurance, while also supporting students to use these tools responsibly and ethically.

Developed by a panel of authors, and in collaboration with experts from across the sector, Enacting assessment reform in a time of artificial intelligence builds on the principles and propositions outlined in Assessment reform for the age of artificial intelligence, which TEQSA published in November 2023.

While Assessment reform for the age of artificial intelligence offered principles and propositions to guide institutions in developing an approach to gen AI and assessment, this new resource delivers examples of how these principles are being put into practice.

Thank you to the panel of authors who developed this resource on TEQSA’s behalf.

• Enacting assessment reform in a time of artificial intelligence

On Wednesday 3 September, the Minister for Education released a consultation paper inviting views about the future regulation of Australian higher education and potential changes to the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act).

Led by the Department of Education, the consultation paper is inviting views from higher education students, staff, providers, and the wider community. Responses to the consultation paper should be submitted to teqsalr@education.gov.au by 5pm on Friday 17 October 2025.

More information

• Minister’s media release
• TEQSA Act consultation paper

TEQSA and the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) have jointly released the Dual Sector Regulatory Strategy.  

The strategy responds directly to the Australian Universities Accord Final Report, which identified the need to reduce duplication and streamline regulation for Australia’s 57 dual sector providers – those delivering both vocational education and training and higher education.  

TEQSA and ASQA worked collaboratively to develop the strategy, drawing on feedback from sector stakeholders, including submissions to the Accord report.  

The strategy outlines a 3-year program of work focused on:

• improving information sharing and collaboration between the agencies
• optimising the alignment of regulatory processes and evidence requirements where practical
• supporting providers to strengthen governance and responsiveness to industry needs.

This joint measure reflects TEQSA and ASQA’s shared commitment to tertiary harmonisation and reducing administrative burden and compliance duplication for providers.  

More information is available on the Dual Sector Regulatory Strategy page.