Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A registered provider must not receive, in respect of an overseas student or intending overseas student, more than 50% of the student's total tuition fees for a course before the student has begun the course.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if:
(a) either of the following choose to pay more than 50% of the overseas student's, or intending overseas student's, total tuition fees for a course before the student has begun the course:
(i) the student;
(ii) a person who is responsible for paying those fees; or
(b) the course has a duration of 25 weeks or less.