Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00561:section:101
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00561
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 101
Character Range: 164693–165810

101  Effect of certificate: offence
 (1) A person commits an offence if the person:
 (a) makes an offer to an overseas student, an intending overseas student or any other prescribed non‑citizen for him or her to be provided with a course at any location by a registered provider; or
 (b) invites an overseas student, an intending overseas student or a prescribed non‑citizen to undertake, or apply to undertake, a course at any location offered by a registered provider; or
 (c) holds a registered provider out as able or willing to provide a course at any location to overseas students or prescribed non‑citizens;
while an Immigration Minister's suspension certificate is in effect for that registered provider.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.
Note: Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility.
 (2) The provider is still registered for all other purposes.
 (3) In this section:
prescribed non‑citizen means a non‑citizen (within the meaning of the Migration Act 1958) who is of a kind prescribed for the purposes of this section in regulations made under that Act.