Consequences

When there is an issue of non-compliance, we may request further information from the TEOs, for example:

• learner enrolment records, attendance records, training agreements, and academic records
• information about compulsory fees and course-related costs that may act as inducements for learners to enrol
• financial information and other information related to the non-compliance issue
• information relating to subcontracting arrangements.

We may use this information to reconcile or recover the funds we have paid to the TEO.

We may take a number of actions, described in Condition MOR004[1].

Where we are aware of non-compliance, we will notify the appropriate quality assurance body.

We may report fraud to the Police.

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  Rule MOR004: Consequences of failure to remedy breaches

  When a tertiary education organisation (TEO) fails to remedy a compliance breach within the timeframe set by the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC), the TEC may, without limiting its rights under any funding agreements with the TEO, do one or more of the following:

  • Suspend funding for a period that the TEC considers appropriate
  • Recover funds on demand or off set against any funds payable by the TEC to the TEO
  • Consider the TEO ineligible for future funding and/or withhold qualification funding approvals
  • Withdraw eligibility for funding at the site, course, qualification, or organisation level, depending on the compliance breach
  • Terminate any funding agreement in accordance with the provisions of that agreement.