Brunei Darussalam National Accreditation Council Act · 2023 Revised Edition · Part · Appeals
57. Appeals
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Subject to subsection (2), any higher education provider who is aggrieved by —
higher education provider
“higher education provider” means a body corporate, organisation or other body of persons which conducts higher education or training programmes, including skills training programmes, leading to the award of a higher education qualification or which awards a higher education qualification and includes the public or private higher education providers, examination or certification bodies or their branch representatives and includes higher education institution and education consultancies;
the refusal of the Council to grant a letter of accreditation under Part 4; or
the revocation of letter of accreditation under Part 4, may appeal in writing to the Minister within 30 days from the date on which the refusal or revocation was served on the higher education provider.
Any higher education provider who is aggrieved by —
the refusal of the relevant professional body to grant an accreditation in respect of a professional programme or professional qualification under Chapter 2 of Part 4; or
the revocation of letter of accreditation in respect of a professional programme or professional qualification under Chapter 2
of Part 4, may appeal in writing to an Appellate Committee within 30 days from the date the refusal or revocation is served on the higher education provider.
In this Part, “Appellate Committee” means a body of persons consisting of such number of representatives appointed by the relevant professional body and an officer of the Council.
professional body
“professional body” means any body established under any written law for the purposes of regulating a profession and its qualifications or any similar body recognised by the Government as having a professional status;
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accreditation
“accreditation” means a recognition in writing which is in accordance with the standard set and granted by the Council under Part 4 of this Act after examining and assessing — (a) a higher education programme or qualification; or (b) a higher education provider including a private higher educational institution;
Terms defined in s 2
accreditation
Defined · s 2“accreditation” means a recognition in writing which is in accordance with the standard set and granted by the Council under Part 4 of this Act after examining and assessing — (a) a higher education programme or qualification; or (b) a higher education provider including a private higher educational institution;
Council
Defined · s 2“Council” means the Brunei Darussalam National Accreditation Council established by section 4;
higher education provider
Defined · s 2“higher education provider” means a body corporate, organisation or other body of persons which conducts higher education or training programmes, including skills training programmes, leading to the award of a higher education qualification or which awards a higher education qualification and includes the public or private higher education providers, examination or certification bodies or their branch representatives and includes higher education institution and education consultancies;
professional body
Defined · s 2“professional body” means any body established under any written law for the purposes of regulating a profession and its qualifications or any similar body recognised by the Government as having a professional status;
programme
Defined · s 2“programme” means any arrangement of a course of study that is structured or designed to achieve a learning outcome leading to the award of a higher education qualification;
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