Overseas Students Charge Collection Amendment Act 1982 (Cth)

Overseas Students Charge Collection Amendment Act 1982

No. 23 of 1982

An Act to amend the Overseas Students Charge Collection Act 1979

[Assented to 3 May 1982]

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:

Short title, &c.

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Overseas Students Charge Collection Amendment Act 1982.

(2) The Overseas Students Charge Collection Act 19791 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

Payment of charge

2. Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:

“(2) This section does not apply in relation to a charge the responsibility for the payment of which has been accepted by the Commonwealth.”.

Grant of visas and temporary entry permits to overseas students

3. Section 6 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (1) (a) “or” (last occurring); and

(b) by adding at the end of sub-section (1) the following word and paragraph:

“; or (c) the Commonwealth has accepted the responsibility for the payment of any charge in respect of his enrolment in that course for that year.”.

NOTE

1. No. 120, 1979.