Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsEducation Services for Overseas Students Act 2000
1 Section 9A
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2 Section 40 (note)
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3 Sections 92A and 92B
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4 Section 110
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5 At the end of Part 6
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Division 4 -- Enforceable undertakings
110A Acceptance of undertakings
(1) The Secretary may accept any of the following undertakings:
(a) a written undertaking given by a registered provider that the provider will take specified action in order for the provider to comply with a provision of this Act, the national code or a condition of the provider ' s registration;
(b) a written undertaking given by a registered provider that the provider will refrain from taking specified action in order for the provider to comply with a provision of this Act, the national code or a condition of the provider ' s registration ;
(c) a written undertaking given by a registered provider that the provider will take specified action directed towards ensuring that , in the future, the provider does not (or is unlikely to) contravene a provision of this Act, the national code or a condition of the provider ' s registration .
( 2 ) The provider may withdraw or vary the undertaking at any time, but only with the written consent of the Secretary .
( 3 ) The consent of the Secretary is not a legislative instrument.
( 4 ) The Secretary may, by written notice given to the provider , cancel the undertaking.
110B Enforcement of undertakings
(1) The Secretary may apply to the Federal Court of Australia , or the Federal Magistrates Court, for an order under subsection ( 2) if:
(a) a registered provider has given an undertaking under section 1 1 0A ; and
(b) the undertaking has not been withdrawn or cancelled; and
(c) the Secretary considers that the provider has breached the undertaking .
(2) If the Court is satisfied that the provider has breached the undertaking, the C ourt may make any or all of the following orders:
(a) an order directing the provider to comply with the undertaking;
(b) an order directing the provider to pay to the Commonwealth an amount up to the amount of any financial benefit that the provider has obtained directly or indirectly and that is reasonably attributable to the breach;
(c) any order that the C ourt considers appropriate directing the provider to compensate any person who has suffered loss or damage as a result of the breach;
(d) any other order that the C ourt considers appropriate.
6 At the end of subsection 113(4)
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; or (e) an officer or employee of an administrator or liquidator of a registered provider or former registered provider .
7 At the end of subsection 116( 3 )
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; or (e) an officer or employee of an administrator or liquidator of a registered provider or former registered provider.
8 After subsection 170(2)
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(2A A ) Without limiting subsection ( 2), t he Secretary may, by signed writing, delegate all or any of the Secretary ' s power under Subdivision A of Division 2 of Part 7 (production notices) to a person in the Department who holds, or is acting in, an Executive Level 1 or 2, or equivalent, position.
9 Section 176A
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Part 2 -- Consequential amendment
Education Serv ices for Overseas Students Act 2000
10 At the end of s ection 83A
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• The Secretary may accept a written undertaking under Division 4 relating to complying with a provision of this Act, the national code or a provision of a provider ' s registration. The Secretary may apply to a court to enforce the undertaking.