Education Service Providers (Full Fee Overseas Students) Registration Act 1991 (WA)

Western Australia Education Service Providers (Full Fee Overseas Students) Registration Act 1991 Western Australia Education Service Providers (Full Fee Overseas Students) Registration Act 1991 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Short title 2 2. Commencement 2 3. Terms used 2 4. Crown bound 3 5. School Education Act 1999 not affected 3 Part 2 — Registration Division 1 — General 6. Who has to be registered 4 Division 2 — Education service providers other than statutory education service providers 7. Application of this Division 4 8. Application for registration 5 9. Natural persons, registration of 5 10. Firms, registration of 6 11. Bodies corporate, registration of 7 12. Certain education service providers exempted 8 13. Additional criteria for registration 8 14. Period of registration 9 15. Conditions of registration 9 16. Safeguarding students' funds 10 17. Certificates of registration, issue of 11 18. Amending registration certificates; changes of particulars to be notified to CEO etc. 12 Division 3 — Statutory education service providers 19. Application of Division 13 20. Statutory education service providers deemed to be registered; exceptions 13 Part 3 — Audit 21. Application of Part 15 22. Auditors to be appointed by education service providers 15 23. Audit of education service provider's accounts, CEO may require 15 24. Auditor to conduct audit according to accepted auditing practice 16 25. Auditor to report material irregularity 16 26. Duty of care by auditor 16 27. Auditor to give further information if required by CEO 16 28. Penalty for breach of s. 24, 25 or 26 16 29. Defence to charge of offence under s. 24, 26 or 27 17 30. Exemptions from this Part 17 Part 4 — Investigation and inquiry 31. Purposes of investigations and inquiries 18 32. Powers of the CEO and authorised persons to investigate 18 33. Incriminating information, questions, or documents 21 34. Failure to comply with requirement made under s. 32 22 35. Obstruction of CEO or authorised person 22 36. Reasons for decision by CEO to be given 22 37. Disciplinary action against education service providers 22 38. Appeals against CEO's decisions 24 Part 5 — Miscellaneous 39. Advertisements promoting education services, restrictions as to 25 40. Official information, disclosure of restricted 26 41. Register of education service providers 27 42. Delegation powers of Minister and CEO 27 43. Advisory committee, appointment of 27 44. Application of Financial Management Act 2006 and Auditor General Act 2006 27 45. Protection from liability 28 46. Liability of directors etc. and corporations 28 47. Consent required for prosecutions 28 48. Penalties 28 49. Regulations 29 50. Review of Act 29 Notes Compilation table 31 Defined terms Western Australia Education Service Providers (Full Fee Overseas Students) Registration Act 1991 An Act to provide for the registration of education service providers enrolling full fee overseas students.