Murray Watt (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Senator Faruqi, and you're right: issues regarding the performance of TEQSA have been raised at Senate estimates committee hearings. And again, as you would be aware, the government is already undertaking a review of the higher education sector through the Universities Accord process, and one of the things being considered through that process is TEQSA's role. I would expect, then, that the issues you're raising are exactly the types of things that are being considered as part of that Universities Accord process, in addition to other issues that have arisen in relation to TEQSA.

The final report from the Accord panel will be provided to government by the end of this year. We'll of course consider those recommendations, and should they have anything to say about TEQSA then I'm sure Minister Clare will be taking the appropriate action.