EDUCATION SERVICES FOR OVERSEAS STUDENTS ACT 2000
Table of Provisions
PART 1--INTRODUCTION
Division 1--Preliminary
- 1 Short title
- 2 Commencement
- 3 Crown to be bound
- 4 Criminal Code applies
- 4A Objects
- 4B Extension of this Act to Norfolk Island, Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- 5 Definitions
- 5AA Definition of course
- 5A When registered higher education providers are taken to have the principal purpose of providing education
- 6 Meaning of associate
- 6A Meaning of authorised officer
- 6B Meaning of DSA assessment certificate and DSA recommendation certificate
- 6C Meaning of ESOS agency
- 6D Meaning of exempt provider
- 6E Meaning of provider
- 7 Meaning of tuition fees
- 7A Deciding whether a provider or registered provider is fit and proper to be registered etc.
- 7AA No duty imposed on designated State authorities
- 7AB Application to former registered providers
Division 2--Guide to this Act
PART 2--REGISTRATION--OF PROVIDERS
Division 1--Guide to this Part
- 8A Guide to this Part
Division 2--Offence for providing or promoting a course without a registered provider
- 8 Offence: providing or promoting a course without a registered provider
Division 3--Registration of providers
Subdivision A--Application for registration- 9 Provider may apply to be registered
- 10 ESOS agency for provider may register provider
- 10A Notice of registration Subdivision B--Conditions of registration
- 10B Conditions of registration
- 10C Conditions imposed by designated State authorities on the approval of school providers after registration Subdivision C--Renewal of registration
- 10D Registered provider may apply to renew registration
- 10E ESOS agency for registered provider may renew registration
- 10F Registration continues until decision on renewal takes effect
- 10G Notice of renewal of registration Subdivision D--Changes to registration etc.
- 10H Registered provider may apply to add one or more courses at one or more locations to registration
- 10J ESOS agency for registered provider may add one or more courses at one or more locations to registration
- 10K Notice of addition of one or more courses at one or more locations to registration
- 10L Extension of a registered provider's period of registration
- 10M Continuation of registration if provider has not finished providing course before expiry of registration Subdivision E--Other registration provisions
- 11 When a provider or registered provider meets the registration requirements
- 11A Rules relating to applications for registration etc.
- 11B ESOS agency may request further information or documents
- 11C Copies of decision notices to be given by the ESOS agency
- 13 TPS Director may require information
- 14 Notifying designated State authorities for approved school providers of non - compliance with this Act etc.
Division 4--The Register
PART 3--OBLIGATIONS--ON REGISTERED PROVIDERS
Division 1 A--Guide to this Part- 15A Guide to this Part
Division 1--General obligations
- 15 Registered providers must not engage in misleading or deceptive conduct
- 16 Only Australian residents and Table C providers may be registered
- 17 Registered providers must notify their ESOS agency of offences etc. by associates and high managerial agents
- 17A Registered providers must notify their ESOS agency of certain other events
- 18 Payments to providers
- 19 Giving information about accepted students
- 21 Record keeping
- 21A Obligations relating to the agents of registered providers
- 23 CRICOS annual registration charge
- 24 TPS levies
- 26 Disclosure obligations of registered providers
Division 2--Tuition fees
- 27 Tuition fees
- 28 Obligation for registered provider to maintain account
- 29 Obligations in relation to account money
- 30 Regulations
- 31 Exemption from requirement
- 32 Offence
PART 4--THE--NATIONAL CODE
Division 1--Guide to this Part
- 33A Guide to this Part
Division 2--The national code
- 33 The national code
- 34 Purpose of the national code
- 38 Contents of the national code
- 40 Legal effects of the national code
- 41 Notification of the national code
- 44 Regulations may prescribe penalties
PART 5--TUITION--PROTECTION SERVICE
Division 1--Guide to this Part
- 45 Guide to this Part
Division 2--Obligations on registered providers when a provider or student defaults
Subdivision A--Provider defaults- 46A When a registered provider defaults
- 46B Registered providers to notify of provider default
- 46D Obligations on registered providers in case of provider default
- 46E Offence for failure to discharge obligations
- 46F Registered providers to notify of outcome of discharge of obligations Subdivision B--Student defaults
- 47A When a student defaults
- 47B Requirement to make written agreement about student default
- 47D Refund under a written agreement about student default
- 47E Refund in other cases
- 47F Offence for failure to enter agreement that complies with requirements
- 47G Offence for failure to provide refund
- 47H Registered providers to notify of outcome of discharge of obligations Subdivision C--Recovering an amount
- 48 Recovering an amount
Division 3--Student placement service
- 49 Student placement service
Division 4--Calls on the OSTF
- 50A When a call is made on the OSTF
- 50B What the TPS Director must do when a call is made
- 50C Consequences of a payment under section 50B
- 50D TPS Director to notify Immigration Secretary
- 50E Right to refund may be cancelled etc. without compensation
PART 5A--OVERSEAS--STUDENTS TUITION FUND, THE TPS DIRECTOR AND THE TPS ADVISORY BOARD
Division 1--Guide to this Part
- 51 Guide to this Part
Division 2--Overseas Students Tuition Fund and TPS levies
Subdivision A--Overseas Students Tuition Fund- 52A Name of Fund
- 52B Credits to the OSTF
- 52C Purposes of the OSTF Subdivision B--TPS levies
- 53A TPS Director to work out the amount of TPS levies
- 53B Notice of amount of TPS levy
- 53C Notifying the ESOS agency of payment of first TPS levy
- 53D Reminder notices
Division 3--TPS Director
- 54A Appointment of TPS Director
- 54B Functions of the TPS Director
- 54C Remuneration and allowances
- 54D Leave of absence
- 54E Restrictions on outside employment
- 54F Disclosure of interests
- 54G Resignation
- 54H Termination of appointment
- 54J Other terms and conditions
- 54K Acting TPS Director
- 54L Consultants
- 54M Indemnity
- 54N Application of finance law
Division 4--TPS Advisory Board
Subdivision A--Appointment of Board members- 55A Establishment
- 55B Function of the Board
- 55C Membership
- 55D Appointment of Board members
- 55E Remuneration and allowances
- 55F Leave of absence
- 55G Restrictions on outside employment
- 55H Disclosure of interests
- 55J Disclosure of interests to the Board
- 55K Resignation
- 55L Termination
- 55M Other terms and conditions
- 55N Acting appointments Subdivision B--Meetings of the TPS Advisory Board
- 56A Convening meetings
- 56B Presiding at meetings
- 56C Quorum
- 56D Voting at meetings
- 56E Conduct of meetings
- 56F Minutes
- 56G Decisions without meetings
PART 6--CONDITIONS--, SUSPENSION AND CANCELLATION ETC.
Division 1 A--Guide to this Part- 83A Guide to this Part
Division 1--Conditions, suspension and cancellation
Subdivision A--Sanctions for non-compliance etc.- 83 ESOS agency may impose sanctions for non - compliance etc.
- 84 ESOS agency may take further action
- 85 ESOS agency may take action for breaches occurring before provider was registered
- 86 Examples of conditions
- 87 Breaches of this Act etc. by approved school providers Subdivision C--Automatic suspension and cancellation
- 89 Automatic suspension if registered provider is no longer fit and proper
- 90 Automatic suspension for non - payment of levy or charge
- 92 Automatic cancellation for bankruptcy Subdivision D--Common rules for conditions, suspension and cancellation
- 93 Procedure for taking action etc.
- 94 ESOS agency may remove condition of registration or suspension of registration
- 95 Effect of suspension
Division 2--Immigration Minister's suspension certificate
- 97 Immigration Minister may give a registered provider a suspension certificate
- 98 Procedure for issuing certificate
- 99 Content of certificate
- 100 Duration of certificate
- 101 Effect of certificate: offence
- 102 Further certificates
- 103 Updating the Register
Division 3--Offences
- 107 Failing to identify registered provider in written material
- 108 Providing false or misleading information
- 109 Access to electronic notification system
PART 7--MONITORING--, INVESTIGATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Division 1--Guide to this Part
- 111A Guide to this Part
Division 1B--Compliance audits
Division 2--Notices requiring information and documents
Subdivision A--Production notices- 113 ESOS agency for a registered provider may give a production notice
- 113A TPS Director may give a production notice
- 114 Contents of the production notice
- 115 Serving production notices Subdivision B--Attendance notices
- 116 Attendance notices
- 117 Contents of the attendance notice Subdivision C--Common rules for production and attendance notices
- 118 Scales of expenses
- 120 Offence: failing to comply with a notice
- 121 Offence: giving false or misleading information
- 122 Offence: giving false or misleading document to authorised officer
- 122A Offence: giving false or misleading document to TPS officer
- 123 Information and documents that incriminate a person
- 124 Copies of documents
- 125 Retaining of documents by authorised officer etc.
- 125A Retaining of documents by TPS officer
- 126 Owner of document must be given copy
- 127 Returning of documents
- 128 Authorised officer etc. may apply to retain document for a further period
- 128A TPS officer may apply to retain document for a further period
- 129 Magistrate or tribunal member may order retention for further period
Division 3--Monitoring
- 130 Monitoring powers
Division 4--Investigation
- 131 Investigation powers
Division 5--Infringement notices
- 132 Infringement notices
Division 6--Enforceable undertakings
- 133 Enforceable undertakings
PART 7--A--REVIEW OF DECISIONS
Division 1--Introduction
- 169AA Guide to this Part
Division 2--Review of decisions
- 169AB Reviewable decisions
- 169AC Notice of decision
- 169AD Application for internal review of reviewable decisions made by delegates
- 169AE Internal review of reviewable decisions
- 169AF Internal review decision must be made within 90 days
- 169AG Review by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal
PART 8--MISCELLANEOUS
- 169A Guide to this Part
- 170A Publishing results of enforcement and monitoring
- 170B Annual report
- 170C Minister may give directions to the ESOS agency
- 170 Delegation
- 171A Subdelegation by TEQSA or National VET Regulator
- 171 Reinstatement fee
- 172 Late payment penalty
- 173 Debts due to the Commonwealth
- 174 Amounts payable by unincorporated bodies
- 175 Giving information to relevant bodies etc.
- 176A Review of operation of tuition protection
- 176B ELICOS Standards
- 176C Foundation Program Standards
- 176D Refund of charge in special circumstances
- 177 Regulations