Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts (1) An education
institution or an agent of an education institution must not, by use of the
title “university” or in any other way, represent that the
education institution is a university or part of a university unless it
is —
(a) a
recognised Australian university; or
(b) a
recognised overseas university.
Penalty: $20 000.
(2)
Subsection (1) does not apply to —
(a) the
organisation known as “U3A” (the “University of the Third
Age”); or
(b) a
prescribed person or organisation.
(3) A person must not
confer or offer to confer or purport to confer a higher education award on
anyone unless the person is —
(a) a
recognised Australian university;
(b) a
recognised overseas university;
(c) an
authorised non-university institution; or
(d) an
agent of an institution referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c).
Penalty: $20 000.
(4) A person must not
represent that a course of study leads to, or would entitle a person who
satisfies the course requirements to, the conferral of a
higher education award, unless —
(a) the
course provider is a recognised Australian university, a recognised overseas
university or an authorised non-university institution; and
(b) the
course is accredited.
Penalty: $20 000.