2010-2011-2012

 

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

 

THE SENATE

 

 

 

Education Services for Overseas Students Legislation Amendment (Tuition Protection Service and Other Measures) Bill 2011

 

 

(Government)

(1)     Schedule  1 , item  1 , page 8 (line 10) , omit “ 24 hours ”, substitute “3 business days”.

[provider defaults]

(2)     Schedule  1 , item  1 , page 8 (after line 10) , at the end of subsection 46B ( 2 ), add:

Note:          For the definition of business day , see section 2B of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .

[provider defaults]

(3)     Schedule  1 , item  1 , page 13 (line 9) , omit “ 24 hours ”, substitute “ 5 business days ”.

[student defaults]

(4)     Schedule  1 , item  1 , page 13 (after line 9) , at the end of subsection 47C ( 2 ), add:

Note:          For the definition of business day , see section 2B of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .

[student defaults]

(5)     Schedule  3 , item  5 , page 91 (line 23) to page 92 (line 6) , omit subsections 27 ( 3 ) and ( 4 ), substitute:

Limit on when remaining tuition fees may be required

             (3)  Once an overseas student begins a course, the registered provider for the course must not require any of the remaining tuition fees for the course to be paid, in respect of the overseas student, more than 2 weeks before the beginning of the student’s second study period for the course.

[pre-paid fees]