[no bill text published] Civil penalties for higher education providers offering unauthorised offshore courses
Education Legislation Amendment (Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025
1st House
2nd House
Law
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
Higher education providers face civil penalties of 120 penalty units for offering Australian courses without offshore authorisation.
Education providers must notify authorities within 10 business days if an education agent or associate takes ownership or control of the provider.
Registered higher education providers must report specific events or changes in circumstances to TEQSA in writing.
TEQSA can grant authorisation for an entity to become an authorised offshore provider; it must notify the applicant of the decision within 30 days.
The Minister can stop an ESOS agency from dealing with certain applications until a specified date.
The Minister can stop an ESOS agency from processing applications to add courses to a registration.