PART 2REGISTRATION AND REGULATION OF TERTIARY EDUCATION PROVIDERS

CHAPTER 2QUALITY ASSURANCE AND IMPROVING QUALITY

Assessment of quality in higher education

I156Exercise 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.