| (a) |
advise the Minister on any aspect of higher education at the request of the Minister; |
| (b) |
arrange and co-ordinate conferences; |
| (i) |
promote quality assurance in higher education; |
| (iii) |
accredit programmed of higher education; |
| (d) |
publish information regarding developments in higher education, including reports on the state of higher education, on a regular basis; |
[Section 5(1)(d) amended by section 1 of Act No. 38 of 2003]
| (e) |
promote the access of students to higher education institutions; and |
| (f) |
perform any other function— |
[Section 5(1)(f)(i) amended by section 2 of Act No. 39 of 2008]
| (ii) |
delegated or assigned to it by the Minister by notice in the Gazette. |
| (2) |
The advice contemplated in subsection (1)(a) includes advice on— |
| (a) |
qualifications, quality promotion and quality assurance; |
[Section 5(2)(a) amended by section 2 of Act No. 39 of 2008]
| (c) |
the structure of the higher education system; |
| (d) |
the planning of the higher education system; |
| (e) |
a mechanism for the allocation of public funds; |
| (f) |
student financial aid; |
| (g) |
student support services; |
| (h) |
governance of higher education institutions and the higher education system; and |
| (a) |
consider the advice of the CHE; and |
| (b) |
provide reasons in writing to the CHE if the Minister does not accept the advice. |
| (4) |
The Minister may act without the advice of the CHE— |
| (a) |
if the matter is urgent; or |
| (b) |
if the CHE has failed to provide the advice within a reasonable time. |
| (5) |
If the Minister acts without the advice of the CHE the Minister must— |
| (a) |
notify the CHE of such action; and |
| (b) |
provide reasons in writing to the CHE for such action. |
Special Investigating Units and Special Tribunals Act, 1996
