The Education (Overseas Student) Bill 2017: repeals the Education (Overseas Students) Act 1996 and provides for new legislation to regulate providers of courses to overseas students, which better aligns with Queensland’s responsibilities under the cooperative model of shared responsibility between the Australian and Queensland government; provides a new legislative framework for the regulation of providers of international student exchange programs; amends the Education (Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority) Act 2014 to ensure that the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority has the adequate functions to administer the new senior assessment and tertiary entrance systems from January 2019; and a number of minor and technical amendments relating to the Education (General Provision) Act 2006 and the Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) Act 2000. Cabinet approved that the Education (Overseas Students) Bill 2017 be introduced into the Legislative Assembly. Attachments
The Education (Overseas Student) Bill 2017: repeals the Education (Overseas Students) Act 1996 and provides for new legislation to regulate providers of courses to overseas students, which better aligns with Queensland’s responsibilities under the cooperative model of shared responsibility between the Australian and Queensland government; provides a new legislative framework for the regulation of providers of international student exchange programs; amends the Education (Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority) Act 2014 to ensure that the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority has the adequate functions to administer the new senior assessment and tertiary entrance systems from January 2019; and a number of minor and technical amendments relating to the Education (General Provision) Act 2006 and the Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) Act 2000. Cabinet approved that the Education (Overseas Students) Bill 2017 be introduced into the Legislative Assembly. Attachments
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