Division
The majority voted in favour of [amendment (1)](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2015-11-30.164.1), introduced by Labor Senator [Kim Carr](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/victoria/kim_carr). This means the amendment was successful, though it still needs to be agreed to by the members of the House of Representatives before it can be included in [the bill](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r5544) (read more about the [process of making amendments in Parliament](http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/amendments.html)). ### What is the amendment? The amendment relates to item 3 of schedule 5, which says: > *Division 2 deals with tuition fees. In general, a registered provider must not receive more than 50% of the total tuition fees for a course before an overseas student begins the course.* The amendment proposed to add the following words: '*The provider must keep those fees in a separate account*' into item 3 or Schedule 5. Senator Carr [explains that this amendment](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2015-11-30.164.1) has been introduced to reduce financial risk to the [Tuition Protection Service](https://tps.gov.au/Home/NotLoggedIn), which assists students who are struggling to get a refund where their education provider cannot deliver their course. ### What do these bills do? These bills amend the [Educational Services for Overseas Students regulatory framework](https://internationaleducation.gov.au/regulatory-information/pages/regulatoryinformation.aspx), which has three main objectives: * '*to provide tuition assurance, and refunds, for overseas students for courses for which they have paid and* * *to protect and enhance Australia’s reputation for quality education and training services and* * *to complement Australia’s migration laws by ensuring providers collect and report information relevant to the administration of the law relating to student visas.*' Read more in th
Senate, 2015-11-30. affirmative: ayes 33, noes 30.
Question
The majority voted in favour of [amendment (1)](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2015-11-30.164.1), introduced by Labor Senator [Kim Carr](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/victoria/kim_carr). This means the amendment was successful, though it still needs to be agreed to by the members of the House of Representatives before it can be included in [the bill](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r5544) (read more about the [process of making amendments in Parliament](http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/amendments.html)). ### What is the amendment? The amendment relates to item 3 of schedule 5, which says: > *Division 2 deals with tuition fees. In general, a registered provider must not receive more than 50% of the total tuition fees for a course before an overseas student begins the course.* The amendment proposed to add the following words: '*The provider must keep those fees in a separate account*' into item 3 or Schedule 5. Senator Carr [explains that this amendment](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2015-11-30.164.1) has been introduced to reduce financial risk to the [Tuition Protection Service](https://tps.gov.au/Home/NotLoggedIn), which assists students who are struggling to get a refund where their education provider cannot deliver their course. ### What do these bills do? These bills amend the [Educational Services for Overseas Students regulatory framework](https://internationaleducation.gov.au/regulatory-information/pages/regulatoryinformation.aspx), which has three main objectives: * '*to provide tuition assurance, and refunds, for overseas students for courses for which they have paid and* * *to protect and enhance Australia’s reputation for quality education and training services and* * *to complement Australia’s migration laws by ensuring providers collect and report information relevant to the administration of the law relating to student visas.*' Read more in th
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