Bill
Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment Bill 2013
passed, as at 2014-02-28. Education portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Education
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2013-12-04
- second reading — 2013-12-04
- second reading — 2014-02-11
- second reading — 2014-02-11
- third reading — 2014-02-11
- introduced — 2014-02-12
- second reading — 2014-02-12
- second reading — 2014-02-13
- second reading — 2014-02-13
- third reading — 2014-02-13
- passed — 2014-02-13
- royal assent — 2014-02-28
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2013-12-04.
The bill would clarify how education providers handle pre-paid fees from overseas students.
It would give the Minister power to set refund calculation methods by legislative instrument when a student's visa is refused or no written agreement exists.
The bill would also update the title of the National Code to remove reference to registration authorities, which no longer apply after 2012 amendments.
- Clarifies existing provisions on pre-paid fees under the ESOS Act.
- Gives the Minister power to make a legislative instrument for refund calculations in cases of visa refusal or missing written agreement.
- Amends the title of the National Code to reflect it now applies only to registered providers.
Overseas students and registered education providers under the ESOS Act.
Sources
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