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1 Name of Guidelines

These Guidelines are the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (Information) Guidelines 2017.

3 Objects

(a) These Guidelines set out the Commonwealth authorities and the State or Territory authorities to which Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) may disclose higher education information under section 189 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act).

(b) These Guidelines also set out the Commonwealth authorities and the State or Territory authorities to which TEQSA may disclose higher education information under section 194 of the TEQSA Act.

4 Interpretation

In these Guidelines:

Act means the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011.

Commonwealth authority has the same meaning as it has in the Act.

Higher education information has the same meaning as it has in the Act.

State or Territory authority has the same meaning as it has in the Act.

Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency or TEQSA has the same meaning as in the Act.

5 Disclosing higher education information

The authorities to which TEQSA may disclose higher education information under sections 189 and 194 of the TEQSA Act can be found in Schedule A.

Schedule A

Profession-specific Commonwealth, State or Territory authorities
Item	Name of authority
1	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice Board
2	ACT Architects Board
2A	ACT Audit Office
3	ACT Education Directorate
3A	ACT Integrity Commission
4	ACT Ombudsman
5	ACT Policing
6	ACT Teacher Quality Institute
7	Architects Board of Western Australia
8	Architects Registration Board of Victoria
9	Architectural Practice Board of South Australia
9A	Auditor-General’s Department (SA)
9B	Audit Office of New South Wales
9C	AUSTRAC
10	Australian Bureau of Statistics
11	Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission
12	Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority
12A	Australian Communications and Media Authority
13	Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
14	Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission
15	Australian Federal Police
16	Australian Financial Security Authority
17	Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
17A	Australian National Audit Office
18	Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
19	Australian Research Council
20	Australian Securities and Investment Commission
21	Australian Skills Quality Authority
22	Australian Taxation Office
23	Australian Trade and Investment Commission
24	Board of Architects of Queensland
25	Board of Architects of Tasmania
26	Board of Professional Engineers of Queensland
27	Board of Surveying and Spatial Information (NSW)
28	Chinese Medicine Board of Australia
29	Chiropractic Board of Australia
30	Commission for Children and Young People (VIC)
30A	Corruption and Crime Commission (WA)
30B	Crime and Corruption Commission (QLD)
31	Dental Board of Australia
32	Department for Innovation and Skills (SA)
33	Department of Communities (WA)
34	Department of Education (NSW)
35	Department of Education (NT)
36	Department of Education (QLD)
37	Department of Education (SA)
38	Department of Education (TAS)
39	Department of Education (WA)
40	Department of Education and Training (VIC)
41	Department of Education
41A	Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
42	Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
43	Department of Health and Human Services (VIC)
44	Department of Home Affairs
45	Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources
46	Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions (VIC)
47	Department of Premier and Cabinet (NSW)
48	Education Standards Board SA
49	Fair Work Ombudsman
49A	Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (VIC)
49B	Independent Commission Against Corruption (NSW)
49C	Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (SA)
49D	Integrity Commission Tasmania
50	Land Surveyors Licensing Board of Western Australia
51	Legal Practice Board of Western Australia
52	Legal Practitioners Admission Board (ACT)
53	Legal Practitioners Admissions Board (QLD)
54	Legal Practitioners Education and Admission Council (SA)
55	Legal Profession Admission Board (NSW)
56	Legal Profession Board of Tasmania
57	Medical Board of Australia
58	Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia
59	New South Wales Education Standards Authority
59A	Northern Territory Auditor-General’s Office
60	Northern Territory Police
61	NSW Architects Registration Board
62	NSW Fair Trading - Building Professionals Board
63	NSW Police Force
64	NT Architects Board
65	Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
66	Occupational Therapy Board of Australia
66A	Office of the Auditor General (Western Australia)
67	Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman
67A	Office of the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (NT)
68	Office of The Surveyor-General (ACT)
69	Office of the Training Advocate (SA)
70	Ombudsman NSW
71	Ombudsman NT
72	Ombudsman SA
73	Ombudsman Tasmania
74	Ombudsman Western Australia
75	Optometry Board of Australia
76	Osteopathy Board of Australia
77	Pharmacy Board of Australia
78	Physiotherapy Board of Australia
79	Podiatry Board of Australia
80	Psychology Board of Australia
80A	Queensland Audit Office
81	Queensland College of Teachers
82	Queensland Ombudsman
83	Queensland Police Service
84	South Australia Police
85	Surveyors Board of the Northern Territory
86	Surveyors Board of Queensland
87	Surveyors Board (SA)
88	Surveyors Registration Board of Victoria
89	Tasmania Police
89A	Tasmanian Audit Office
90	Tax Practitioners Board
91	Teachers Registration Board of South Australia
92	Teachers Registration Board of Tasmania
93	Teacher Registration Board of the Northern Territory
94	Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia
95	The Legal Practitioners Admission Board (NT)
96	The Office of the Surveyor General (TAS)
97	Trade & Investment Queensland
98	Trans-Tasman IP Attorneys Board
99	Valuers Registration Board of Queensland
100	Veterinary Board of Tasmania
101	Veterinary Board of the Northern Territory
102	Veterinary Practitioners Board (ACT)
103	Veterinary Practitioners Board of NSW
104	Veterinary Practitioners Registration Board of Victoria
105	Veterinary Surgeons Board of Queensland
106	Veterinary Surgeons Board of South Australia
107	Veterinary Surgeons’ Board of Western Australia
108	Victoria Police
108A	Victorian Auditor-General’s Office
109	Victorian Institute of Teaching
110	Victorian Legal Admissions Board
111	Victorian Ombudsman
112	Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority
113	Western Australia Police Force

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

The following endnotes are included in every compilation:

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Abbreviation key—Endnote 2

The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4

Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.

Misdescribed amendments

A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe how an amendment is to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, then the misdescribed amendment can be incorporated through an editorial change made under section 15V of the Legislation Act 2003.

If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the amendment is not incorporated and “(md not incorp)” is added to the amendment history.

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

ad = added or inserted	orig = original
am = amended	par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s)
amdt = amendment	/sub‑subparagraph(s)
c = clause(s)	pres = present
C[x] = Compilation No. x	prev = previous
Ch = Chapter(s)	(prev…) = previously
def = definition(s)	Pt = Part(s)
Dict = Dictionary	r = regulation(s)/rule(s)
disallowed = disallowed by Parliament	reloc = relocated
Div = Division(s)	renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have	rep = repealed
effect	rs = repealed and substituted
F = Federal Register of Legislation	s = section(s)/subsection(s)
gaz = gazette	Sch = Schedule(s)
LA = Legislation Act 2003	Sdiv = Subdivision(s)
LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003	SLI = Select Legislative Instrument
(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment	SR = Statutory Rules
cannot be given effect	Sub‑Ch = Sub‑Chapter(s)
mod = modified/modification	SubPt = Subpart(s)
No. = Number(s)	underlining = whole or part not
o = order(s)	commenced or to be commenced
Ord = Ordinance

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Name	Registration	Commencement	Application, saving and transitional provisions
Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (Information) Guidelines 2017	31 May 2017 F2017L00630	1 June 2017	_
Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (Information) Guidelines 2017 – (Amendment) No. 1 of 2020	23 December 2020 F2020L01702	24 December 2020	_
Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (Information) Guidelines 2017 – Amendment No. 2 of 2021	18 June 2021 F2021L00783	19 June 2021	_
Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (Information) Guidelines 2017 – Amendment No.1 of 2022	1 April 2022 F2022L00487	2 April 2022	_
Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (Information) Guidelines 2017 – Amendment No.2 of 2022	3 August 2022 F2022L01040	4 August 2022	_

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Provision affected	How affected
s 2	rep LA s 48D
Schedule A Repeal Item and Substitute	rs F2020L01702
Schedule A Repeal Item and Substitute	rs F2021L00783
Schedule A Item 2A…………………………. Item 3A…………………………. Item 9A…………………………. Item 9B…………………………. Item 9C…………………………. Item 12A………………………... Item 17A………………………... Item 30A………………………... Item 30B………………………... Item 40………………………...... Item 41………………………...... Item 41A Item 49A………………………... Item 49B………………………... Item 49C………………………... Item 49D………………………... Item 59A………………………... Item 60………………………...... Item 61………………………...... Item 62………………………...... Item 63………………………...... Item 64………………………...... Item 66A………………………... Item 67A………………………... Item 80A………………………... Item 85………………………...... Item 86………………………...... Item 87………………………...... Item 89………………………...... Item 89A………………………... Item 90………………………...... Item 91………………………...... Item 92………………………...... Item 108A……………………….	ad F2022L00487 ad F2022L00487 ad F2022L00487 ad F2022L00487 ad F2022L01040 ad F2022L00487 ad F2022L00487 ad F2022L00487 ad F2022L00487 am F2022L00487 am F2022L00487 am F2022L01040 ad F2022L01040 ad F2022L00487 ad F2022L00487 ad F2022L00487 ad F2022L00487 ad F2022L00487 rs F2022L00487 rs F2022L00487 rs F2022L00487 rs F2022L00487 rs F2022L00487 ad F2022L00487 ad F2022L00487 ad F2022L00487 am F2022L00487 am F2022L00487 am F2022L00487 rs F2022L00487 ad F2022L00487 rs F2022L00487 am F2022L00487 am F2022L00487 ad F2022L00487