Migration Legislation Amendment (Student Visas) Act 2012 (Cth)

Migration Legislation Amendment (Student Visas) Act 2012

No. 192, 2012

An Act to amend the law relating to migration and education services for overseas students, and for related purposes

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Migration Legislation Amendment (Student Visas) Act 2012

No. 192, 2012

An Act to amend the law relating to migration and education services for overseas students, and for related purposes

[Assented to 12 December 2012]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1Short title

This Act may be cited as the Migration Legislation Amendment (Student Visas) Act 2012.

2Commencement

1. (1)

   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table	The day this Act receives the Royal Assent.	12 December 2012
2. Schedule 1	A single day to be fixed by Proclamation. However, if the provision(s) do not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the day after the end of that period.	13 April 2013 (see F2013L00485)

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.

1. (2)

   Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.

3Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1Amendments

Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000

4

Subsection 20(1)

Omit “A registered”, substitute “Subject to subsection (4A), a registered”.

5

After subsection 20(4)

Insert:

1. (4A)

   A registered provider must not send a notice under subsection (1) on or after the day this subsection commences.

Migration Act 1958

6

Subsection 137J(1) (note)

Omit “Note:”, substitute “Note 1:”.

7

At the end of subsection 137J(1)

Add:

Note 2: Under subsection 20(4A) of that Act, a registered provider must not send a notice on or after the day that subsection commences.

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 22 March 2012

Senate on 10 May 2012]

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