PART 2REGISTRATION AND REGULATION OF TERTIARY EDUCATION PROVIDERS
CHAPTER 2QUALITY ASSURANCE AND IMPROVING QUALITY
Assessment of quality in higher education
56Exercise of higher education assessment functions by a designated body
(1)
Schedule 3 makes provision—
(a)
about the designation of a body to exercise the assessment functions;
(b)
about oversight of the designated body by the Commission;
(c)
for the body to charge fees.
(2)
For the purposes of this Chapter, “the assessment functions” are the functions of the Commission under section 54 (assessing the quality of higher education).
(3)
Where a body has been designated under Schedule 3 to exercise the assessment functions, the functions under section 54 do not cease to be exercisable by the Commission.