On 25/05/2013,
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incorporating all amendments published on or before 25/05/2013.
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49.
—(1) The Council may establish or maintain one or more voluntary accreditation or certification schemes for —
(a)
registered private education institutions; and
(b)
any class of other education institutions as the Council may deem appropriate.
(2) Any education institution which is eligible to be a member of a Scheme may apply to the Council to be a member of the Scheme.
(3) The Council may, if it is satisfied that an education institution meets such eligibility criteria for a Scheme as the Council may determine, accept the application of the education institution to become a member of the Scheme, subject to the education institution providing a written undertaking, in such form and manner as the Council may determine, that it will abide by the terms and conditions of the Scheme as determined by the Council.
(4) The Council may, from time to time, vary the terms and conditions of any Scheme by issuing a notice in writing to the members of the Scheme or any relevant class thereof.
(5) The terms and conditions of a Scheme, as determined by the Council, may include all or any of the following:
(a)
that members of the Scheme shall appoint a management representative to oversee the effective implementation and maintenance of the requirements under the Scheme;
(b)
that members of the Scheme shall provide all the necessary information and documents, including any declaration of conformity or accuracy of information, that the Council may require from time to time;
(c)
that members of the Scheme shall facilitate and provide reasonable assistance to the assessors appointed by the Council, including but not limited to making available information to the assessors and ensuring the safety of assessors during site visits to the premises of the members;
(d)
that members of the Scheme shall pay such fees as may be imposed in respect of their application to be members of the Scheme or their continued association with the Scheme;
(e)
that members of the Scheme shall comply with such codes of conduct or guidelines relating to quality or standards as may be stipulated by the Council from time to time;
(f)
that members of the Scheme shall enter into such student fee protection scheme as the Council may designate for the purposes of the Scheme and abide by the terms and conditions of such student fee protection scheme;
(g)
that members of the Scheme shall ensure information relating to them, and such other information as may be stipulated by the Council, are available in a publicly accessible manner;
(h)
that members of the Scheme shall allow the Council to publicise the list of members of the Scheme or a list of those that have been withdrawn, or have been suspended or removed, from the Scheme.
(6) The Council may appoint any person to administer any Scheme, or any aspect or any part of a Scheme, subject to such terms and restrictions as may be specified by the Council.
(7) Any information furnished by or on behalf of an education institution or any manager thereof for the purpose of a Scheme —
(a)
may be used for or in relation to investigating or prosecuting any person for an offence under any written law; or
(b)
may be used or published in the form of research findings, comparison studies, banding of comparable education institutions, or in any other form or manner or for such purposes as the Council may determine.