Universities Accord (National Student Ombudsman) Bill 2024: ACTAC submission

The Australasian Conference of Tertiary Admissions Centres (ACTAC) has made a submission in response to the Universities Accord (National Student Ombudsman) Bill 2024.

Per the joint Ministerial media release announcing the introduction of this legislation, the National Student Ombudsman has an important role to play in addressing issues such as sexual violence, homophobia, and racism on campus.

ACTAC members are concerned that the current drafting of the Bill creates a very broad scope for coverage, which may burden the Ombudsman with a large volume of complaints unrelated to decisions or actions taken by higher education providers and impose an administrative burden on organisations providing services to higher education providers, including tertiary admissions centres.

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