Footnotes

CHAPTER 1 - Introduction

[1]        House of Representatives Hansard, 22 March 2012, p. 14.

[2]        Journals of the Senate, No. 87-22 March 2012, p. 2350.

[3]        Journals of the Senate, No. 90-10 May 2012, p. 2443.

[4]        The Hon. Chris Bowen MP, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship and Senator the Hon. Chris Evans, Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations, Boost to International Education Sector in Response to Knight Review, Joint Media Release, 22 September 2011.

[5]        Australian Government, Strategic Review of the Student Visa Program, 30 June 2011, p. 98. It is intended that reports of non-compliance with a prescribed condition of a student visa will in future be determined under the discretionary visa cancellation framework in the Migration Act 1958: Explanatory Memorandum, p. 1. This is consistent with Recommendation 9 of the Review of the Education Services for Overseas Student (ESOS) Act 2000 conducted by the Hon. Bruce Baird in 2010: see Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education, Submission 18, p. 2.

[6]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 1.

[7]        Schedule 8 of the Migration Regulations 1994.

[8]        Explanatory Memorandum, pp 1-2.

[9]        House of Representatives Hansard, 22 March 2012, p. 16.

[10]      Australian Government, Strategic Review of the Student Visa Program, 30 June 2011, Regulation Impact Statement, p. 1.

[11]      In this instance, the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science, Research and Tertiary Education.

CHAPTER 2 - Key issues

[1]        See Australian Council for Private Education and Training, Submission 5, p. 1; Australian Government Schools International, Submission 7, p. 1; Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia, Submission 9, p. 2; Universities Australia, Submission 11, p. 1; Independent Schools Council of Australia, Submission 12, p. 3; AJS Education & Migration Agent, Submission 13, p. 1; Le Cordon Bleu, Submission 14, p. 2; Migration Institute of Australia, Submission 15, p. 2; Queensland Department of Education, Submission 16, p. 1; Council of Postgraduate Associations, Submission 17, p. 1; Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education, Submission 18, p. 1.

[2]        PRISMS is a secure computer system for registered providers to manage their student enrolments, comply with the requirements of the Education Act, and report student visa holders who have breached the prescribed conditions of their visa. 

[3]        See Independent Schools Council of Australia, Submission 12, p. 2.

[4]        For example, English Australia, Submission 3, p. 3; Universities Australia, Submission 11, p. 1; Le Cordon Bleu, Submission 14, p. 2; Queensland Department of Education, Submission 16, p. 2.

[5]        English Australia, Submission 3, p. 3.

[6]        For example, see Independent Schools Council of Australia, Submission 12, p. 3.

[7]        Mr Paul O'Halloran, Council of Private Higher Education, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 7; Ms Sue Blundell, English Australia, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 7.

[8]        Ms Ainslie Moore, Universities Australia, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 7.

[9]        Australian Council for Private Education and Training, Submission 5, p. 1. Also see English Australia, Submission 3, p. 3; Council of Private Higher Education, Submission 6, p. 1.

[10]      Ms Sue Blundell, English Australia, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 4.

[11]      Mr Paul O'Halloran, Council of Private Higher Education, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 5.

[12]      Ms Kylee Hartman-Warren, Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 1.

[13]      Ms Kylee Hartman-Warren, Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 2.

[14]      Ms Ainslie Moore, Universities Australia, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 5; Ms Sue Blundell, English Australia, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 5.

[15]       Ms Sue Blundell, English Australia, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 5.

[16]      Submission 12, p. 3.

[17]      Submission 11, p. 2.

[18]      Submission 11, p. 2. For similar comments, see Independent Schools Council of Australia, Submission 12, p. 3.

[19]      Submission 10, p. 11. In evidence, the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education identified the reduction in student counselling as an additional offset: see Mr Colin Walters, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 12.

[20]      Mr Colin Walters, Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 12.

[21]      Ms Ainslie Moore, Universities Australia, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 7. Ms Moore referred also to the ongoing obligation of registered providers to advise a student of the intent to report the student for breach of a prescribed visa condition: see Standards 10 and 11 of the National Code of Practice for Registration Authorities and Providers of Education and Training to Overseas Students 2007.

[22]      Mr Christopher Callahan, Department of Immigration and Citizenship, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 14.

[23]      Submission 10, p. 11. Also see Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education, Submission 18, p. 1.

[24]      Mr Kruno Kukoc, Department of Immigration and Citizenship, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 14.

[25]      Mr Colin Walters, Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 15.

[26]      Mr Kruno Kukoc, Department of Immigration and Citizenship, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 16.

[27]      Mr Christopher Callahan, Department of Immigration and Citizenship, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 17. Also see Ms Paula Williams, Department of Immigration and Citizenship, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 17.

[28]      For example, the Higher Education Information Management System used by the Commonwealth Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, or Client Qualification Register used by the South Australian Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology.

[29]      Submission 3, p. 3; Submission 5, p. 2; Submission 6, p. 2; Submission 12, p. 3; Submission 14, pp 4-5, respectively.

[30]      Submission 11, p. 2.

[31]      Mr Colin Walters, Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 12. Mr Walters described PRISMS as 'a good interactive modern system', which is continually being modified to ensure inter-operability with other systems. Also see Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education, Submission 18, p. 3.

[32]      Answer to question on notice, received 18 May 2012, p. 1. Also see Mr Colin Walters, Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 13.

[33]      Submission 3, p. 4.

[34]      Submission 11, p. 1.

[35]      Ms Ainslie Moore, Universities Australia, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 6.

[36]      Submission 18, p. 3.