Commentary on Sections Part 6: Information, Advice and Guidance Section 135: Other information, advice and guidance
415.This section allows the Commission to give advice or issue guidance, as the Commission considers appropriate, to any persons, so long as it relates to the provision of tertiary education, or any matter connected with its functions. The Commission is required to identify good practice, give advice and issue guidance in relation to the sharing of information among those that it funds or regulates; for example, by issuing guidance dealing with IT systems and information security.
416.The Commission must publish all guidance issued under this section and it is envisaged that the Commission should review and update or replace its guidance as and when it considers necessary. The Commission must establish systems to collect information to inform its decisions on tertiary education and training.