AUSTRALIA
General
- Australian Education Act 2013 - the principal legislation for the provision of Australian Government funding to government and non-government schools - https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2013A00067
Higher Education Support Act 2003 - https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2017C00003
Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act) – establishes TEQSA as an agency which regulates HE - http://www.teqsa.gov.au/about/legislation - Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 - https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2021C00570
Data Retention: Telecommunications Act 1997 - https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2012C00584 - Telecommunications (Interception and Access Act) 1979 - https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2016C01148
- Broadcasting Services Act 1992 - https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2016C00882
- Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment Act 2015 - https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2015A00039
- Mandatory Data Breach Notification - https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/notifiable-data-breaches
- Crimes Legislation Amendment (Ransomware Action Plan) Bill 2022 - https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r6855
- Privacy Act - https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2016C00979
- Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Bill 2016 - http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5747
- GDPR - https://gdpr-info.eu/
Procurement – each state and country has its own procurement legislation.
NEW ZEALAND
General
- New Zealand Education Act 2024 - sets out New Zealand’s education and training system - https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2020/0038/latest/LMS170676.html
- Tertiary Education Commission (the TEC) - is a Crown entity established under section 159C of the Education Act 1989 and continued under section 401 of the Education and Training Act 2020.
- Privacy Act 2020- https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2020/0031/latest/LMS23223.html
- Te Mana Raraunga - enable Māori Data Sovereignty and to advance Māori aspirations for collective and individual wellbeing - https://www.temanararaunga.maori.nz/#:~:text=Purpose,can%20be%20safeguarded%20and%20protected
- Telecommunications Act 2001 - https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2001/0103/latest/dlm124961.html
- Broadcasting Act 1989 - https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1989/0025/latest/DLM155365.html
- GDPR - https://gdpr-info.eu/
Procurement – each state and country has its own procurement legislation.
Important External Sites for Sector Information
Universities Australia – Universities Australia is the voice of Australia’s universities. As the peak body for the sector, on behalf of UA’s 39 member universities UA advocate the vast social, economic and cultural value of higher education and research to Australia and the world. - https://universitiesaustralia.edu.au/
Universities New Zealand – Universities New Zealand—Te Pōkai Tara is the sector voice for all eight universities, representing their collective views nationally and internationally, championing the quality education they deliver, and the important contribution they make to New Zealand, economically, socially and culturally. - https://www.universitiesnz.ac.nz/
ED/Tech Must-Reads – Colin Simpson has worked in education technology, teaching, learning design and academic development in the tertiary sector since 2003 at CIT, ANU, Swinburne University and Monash University. Colin provides updates focused on education and research - https://edtechmustreads.substack.com/
CAUDIT News – Monthly newsletter highlighting key CAUDIT and sector updates, events and news. - /news/
The Koala News– unashamedly promotes best practice in International Education. It loves seeing students succeed via a vibrant offering and supporting mix of policy, recruitment and support settings. -https://thekoalanews.com/
Future Campus– News, Analysis and Insights for the Higher Education sector. -https://futurecampus.com.au/
