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Legislation

University Legislation

The enabling legislation of each university sets out details of their scope of operation, governance arrangements and accountabilities.

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Approval legislation

In keeping with a national quality framework, Queensland approval legislation regulates the use of the title 'university', the offering of higher education courses and the conferring of higher education awards.

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