House of Representatives
Education Legislation Amendment (Provider Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2017
Explanatory Memorandum
(Circulated by authority of the Minister for Education and Training, Senator the Honourable Simon Birmingham)List of Abbreviations
| APPs | Australian Privacy Principles |
| Crimes Act | Crimes Act 1914 |
| Corporations Act | Corporations Act 2001 |
| CRICOS | Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students |
| EFTSL | Equivalent full-time student load |
| ELICOS | English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students |
| ELICOS Standards | The ELICOS Standards made by the Minister under section 176B of the ESOS Act |
| ESOS Act | Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 |
| Fair Work Act | Fair Work Act 2009 |
| Foundation Program Standards | The Foundation Program Standards made by the Minister under section 176C of the ESOS Act |
| FWO | Fair Work Ombudsman |
| HESA | Higher Education Support Act 2003 |
| Higher Education Provider Guidelines | Higher Education Provider Guidelines 2012 |
| Legislation Act | Legislation Act 2003 |
| National Code | National Code of Practice for Providers of Education and Training to Overseas 2017 |
| NVETR Act | National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 |
| Ombudsman Act | Ombudsman Act 1976 |
| OSO | Overseas Students Ombudsman |
| PRISMS | Provider Registration and International Student Management System |
| Privacy Act | Privacy Act 1988 |
| Regulatory Powers Act | Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) Act 2014 |
| TEQSA Act | Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 |
| TEQSA | Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency |
| Threshold Standards | Under section 5 of the TEQSA Act 'Threshold Standards' means the Provider Standards and the Qualification Standards |
| Threshold Standards 2011 | Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) 2011 |
| Threshold Standards 2015 | Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) 2015 |
| TPS | Tuition Protection Service |
| VET | Vocational education and training |
| VFH scheme | VET FEE-HELP assistance scheme |
| VET Student Loans Rules | VET Student Loans Rules 2016 |
| VSL Act | VET Student Loans Act 2016 |
| VSL program | VET student loan program |