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Universities Accord (National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence) Act 2025
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C2025A00034
28 August 2025
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Part 1—Preliminary
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Division 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Objects of this Act
4 Simplified outline of this Act
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Division 2—Definitions
5 Definitions
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Division 3—General application of this Act
6 Crown to be bound
7 Extension to external Territories
8 Concurrent operation of State and Territory laws
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Part 2—Basic principles for regulation
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Division 1—Simplified outline of this Part
9 Simplified outline of this Part
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Division 2—Basic principles for regulation
10 Basic principles for regulation
11 Principle of regulatory necessity
12 Principle of proportionate regulation
13 Application to authorised officers
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Part 3—The national code
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Division 1—Simplified outline of this Part
14 Simplified outline of this Part
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Division 2—The national code
15 The national code
16 Purpose of the national code
17 Contents of the national code
18 Notification of the national code
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Part 4—Obligations of higher education providers
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Division 1—Simplified outline of this Part
19 Simplified outline of this Part
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Division 2—Obligations of higher education providers
20 Provider must comply with the national code
21 Keeping records
22 Giving information to the Secretary
23 Notifying Secretary of changes to information or other events
24 Provider must not give false or misleading information
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Part 5—Powers and officials
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Division 1—Simplified outline of this Part
25 Simplified outline of this Part
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Division 2—Providing education, guidance and advice
26 Secretary may provide education, guidance and advice
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Division 3—Requiring information
27 Secretary may require certain persons to give information etc.
28 Secretary may retain documents and things
29 Returning documents or things produced
30 Disposal if documents or things cannot be returned
31 Self-incrimination
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Division 4—Compliance notices
32 Compliance notices
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Division 5—Authorised officers
33 Authorised officers
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Part 6—Compliance and enforcement
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Division 1—Simplified outline of this Part
34 Simplified outline of this Part
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Division 2—Regulatory powers
35 Monitoring powers
36 Investigation powers
37 Civil penalty provisions
38 Infringement notices
39 Enforceable undertakings
40 Injunctions
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Part 7—Management of information
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Division 1—Simplified outline of this Part
41 Simplified outline of this Part
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Division 2—Management of information
42 Authorised disclosure and use of protected information
43 Disclosing information to the public—general
44 Disclosing information to the public—information specified in the national code
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Part 8—Miscellaneous
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Division 1—Simplified outline of this Part
45 Simplified outline of this Part
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Division 2—Delayed application of certain provisions
46 Delayed application of certain provisions
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Division 3—Miscellaneous
47 Annual report
48 Delegation by Secretary
49 Compensation for acquisition of property
50 Rules