TEQSA Annual Report 2017-2018

This report informs the Hon Dan Tehan, Minister for Education, the Parliament of Australia, the Australian higher education community and the general public about the performance of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA or the agency) during the financial year ending June 30, 2018. Prepared according to parliamentary reporting requirements, the report describes TEQSA's achievements against the goals and indicators set out in the TEQSA "Corporate Plan 2017-21" and in TEQSA's "2017-18 Portfolio Budget Statements." Section 1 of the report reflects on the past year, highlighting significant issues faced by TEQSA and initiatives undertaken, as well as current and future challenges. Section 2 provides information about TEQSA and its governance, roles and functions and organisational structure, as well as its approach to risk and standards-based regulation. Section 3 reports on how TEQSA performed during the reporting period against the purposes set out in the "TEQSA Corporate Plan 2017-21," and its stated outcome and program deliverables contained in the "2017-18 Portfolio Budget Statements." Section 4 provides information on corporate governance, external and internal accountability, human resource management, financial management, purchasing, consultants and contract management, legal services and other activities relevant to the administration of the agency. Section 5 presents audited financial statements for the year ending June 30, 2018. Section 6 includes information relating to TEQSA's staffing and its performance in relation to Australian Government environmental, disability, freedom of information and financial management outcomes. Section 7 assists readers to locate and understand information in the annual report. [For "TEQSA Annual Report 2016-2017," see ED583526.]