The Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) is Australia's national higher education regulatory and quality assurance agency. TEQSA contributes to a high quality Australian higher education sector through streamlined and nationally consistent higher education regulatory arrangements; registration of higher education providers; accreditation of higher education courses; and investigation, quality assurance and dissemination of higher education standards and performance.
Further information
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Type of Body
A. Non Corporate Commonwealth Entity
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GFS Sector Classification
GGS
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Established By / Under
Act / Regulation
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Established By/Under More info
Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011
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Annual Report Prepared and tabled?
Yes
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Classification
A. Principal
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GFS Function / Sector Reported
GGS
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Materiality
Small
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PS Act Body
Yes - Statutory Agency
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Auditor
ANAO
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Creation Date
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Postal Address
GPO Box 1672, Melbourne, VIC 3001
Current single executive appointments
| Position | Appointee | Start Date | End Date |
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| Commissioner | Emeritus Prof. Joan Cooper | 15 April 2019 | 14 April 2024 |
| Commissioner | Ms. Adrienne Nieuwenhuis | 4 October 2021 | 3 October 2026 |
| Commissioner | Mr. Stephen Somogyi | 1 November 2021 | 31 October 2026 |
| Chief Commissioner | Emeritus Professor Peter Coaldrake AO | 1 March 2021 | 28 February 2026 |
| Chief Executive Officer | Mr. Alistair Maclean | 1 September 2020 | 31 August 2025 |
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