Education (Overseas Students) Bill 2017 (Qld)

An Act to provide for the approval of schools to provide courses to overseas students and the approval of schools and not-for-profit organisations to provide international secondary student exchange programs, to repeal the Education (Overseas Students) Act 1996, and to amend this Act, the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006, the Education (Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority) Act 2014, and the Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) Act 2000 for particular purposes The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

Chapter 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Education (Overseas Students) Act 2017.

2 Commencement This Act commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

3 Main purposes The main purposes of this Act are to provide for— (a) the approval of schools to provide courses to overseas students; and (b) the approval of schools and not-for-profit organisations to provide international secondary student exchange programs.

4 Act binds all persons (1) This Act binds all persons, including the State and as far as the legislative power of the Parliament permits, the Commonwealth and the other States. (2) Nothing in this Act makes the State, the Commonwealth or another State liable to be prosecuted for an offence.

5 Dictionary The dictionary in schedule 1 defines particular words used in this Act.

Chapter 2 Approvals

Part 1 Obtaining approvals

Division 1 Obtaining school provider approvals

6 Who may apply (1) A school may apply to the chief executive for approval to provide a course or courses at a location or locations to overseas students (a school provider approval). (2) If the school is a State school, the application may be made on behalf of the school by a person authorised in writing by the chief executive. (3) If the school is a non-State school, the application must be made on behalf of the school by the school's governing body or a person authorised in writing by the school's governing body.