Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

EDUCATION SERVICES FOR OVERSEAS STUDENTS (NO. 77 OF 1994) - SECT 25

25. (1) Where—

        (a)     an intending overseas student is enrolled in a course;

        (b)     the student has paid course money to a private provider to attend the course; and

        (c)     the student is unable to attend the course by reason of being refused a student visa;

the provider shall refund all the course money paid to the provider by the student to the student within 6 weeks of being notified in writing that the student has been refused a student visa.

(2) A private provider shall not intentionally or recklessly contravene subsection (1).

Penalty: $5,000 or imprisonment for 6 months, or both.

(3) An amount required to be paid under this section is a debt due by the provider to the student.