On 23 March 2011 the legislation to establish the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency was introduced into parliament.

Further information about the legislation can be found on the Parliament of Australia website.

About the legislation

The legislation comprises the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Bill and the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill.

The following fact sheets provide an overview of the establishment of the agency.

• Fact Sheet 1 - Establishment of TEQSA ( PDF 490KB | RTF 51KB)
  
• Fact Sheet 2 - Principles ( PDF 523KB | RTF 49KB)
  
• Fact Sheet 3 - TEQSA Commission ( PDF 378KB | RTF 54KB)
  
• Fact Sheet 4 - Standards and Panel ( PDF 369KB | RTF 59KB)
  
• Fact Sheet 5 - Transferring Registration ( PDF 462KB | RTF 60KB)