Quality assurance in Australia’s higher education system is based on a strong partnership between the Commonwealth (federal), State and Territory Governments and the higher education sector.

More information is available on how the Commonwealth’s role in this partnership has been increasingly refined over the last three decades.

Click on different parts of the diagram or select from the text below to find an outline of the responsibilities of each partner. 

 
• States/Territories
  Accreditation based on National Protocols

• AQUA
  (Australian Universities Quality Agency Audits)

• Universities
  Responsible for academic standards

• Commonwealth
  Funding, monitoring, publication of performance data, provision of tools

• AQF
  (Australian Qualifications Framework) National registers and awards descriptions