Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

EDUCATION SERVICES FOR OVERSEAS STUDENTS ACT 2000 - SECT 112A

  (1)   The ESOS agency for a registered provider may conduct an audit of the registered provider for the purpose of determining whether the registered provider is complying, or has complied, with:

  (a)   this Act; or

  (b)   the national code; or

  (c)   if the ELICOS Standards or Foundation Program Standards apply in relation to the registered provider--those Standards.

  (2)   An audit conducted under subsection   (1) is to be known as a compliance audit .

  (3)   If a compliance audit of a registered provider is being conducted by the ESOS agency for the registered provider, the registered provider must:

  (a)   cooperate fully with the ESOS agency in relation to the compliance audit; and

  (b)   provide the ESOS agency with all reasonable facilities and assistance in relation to the compliance audit.

Note:   If the registered provider breaches subsection   (3), the ESOS agency may take action against the registered provider under section   83.