In accordance with the Higher Education Act 2008, the Higher Education Regulations 2009, and the Higher Education (Qualifications) Regulations 2010, the Fiji Higher Education Commission (FHEC) is established as a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal with eleven mandated functions as stipulated in section 7 of the Act and reports directly to the Minister for Education, Heritage and Arts  and is responsible for regulating the establishment, recognition, registration, operation, and standards of higher education institutions (HEIs).