The Australia Federal Court fines Chegg $500,000 for violating Australia’s 2020 anti-cheating law

Chegg, an educational technology company was fined by the Australia Federal Court for violating Australia’s 2020 anti-cheating law by facilitating “cheating-for-hire” services. The case, brought forward by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA), found that students were submitting live assessment questions through Chegg’s Q&A platform and receiving answers from paid experts—impacting institutions such as Monash University and others in Australia. This decision highlights a growing global effort to protect academic integrity. In the United States, the Credential Integrity Action Alliance (CIAA) is working to address this same issue by advancing model legislation that prohibits the advertising and sale of commercial cheating services while giving states clear tools for enforcement. This legislation has already been enacted in Georgia and is being introduced in Missouri and Ohio, as CIAA continues to lead efforts to safeguard the integrity of education, assessments, and credentialing systems nationwide. For more information, visit the link here: Chegg fined by Australian court for facilitating cheating