Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L01182:reg:5:p9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L01182
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5 (pt 9/20)
Character Range: 39247–42468

the overseas student ceases to be an accepted student.

     6.9                The registered provider must:
          6.9.1         take all reasonable steps to provide a safe environment on campus and advise overseas students and staff on actions they can take to enhance their personal security and safety
          6.9.2         provide information to overseas students about how to seek assistance for and report an incident that significantly impacts on their wellbeing, including critical incidents
          6.9.3         provide overseas students with or refer them to (including electronically) general information on safety and awareness relevant to life in Australia.

 Standard 7

 Overseas student transfers

     7.1                Registered providers must not knowingly enrol an overseas student seeking to transfer from another registered provider's course prior to the overseas student completing six months of his or her principal course (or for the school sector, until after the first six months of the first registered school sector course), except where any of the following apply:
          7.1.1         the releasing registered provider, or the course in which the overseas student is enrolled, has ceased to be registered
          7.1.2         the releasing registered provider has had a sanction imposed on its registration by the ESOS agency that prevents the overseas student from continuing his or her course at that registered provider
          7.1.3         the releasing registered provider has agreed to the overseas student's release and recorded the date of effect and reason for release in PRISMS
          7.1.4         any government sponsor of the overseas student considers the change to be in the overseas student's best interests and has provided written support for the change.

     7.2               For the purposes of Standard 7.1.3, the registered provider must have and implement a documented policy and process for assessing overseas student transfer requests prior to the overseas student completing six months of their principal course (or for the school sector, until after the first six months of the first registered school sector course). The policy must be made available to staff and overseas students, and outline:
          7.2.1         the steps for an overseas student to lodge a written request to transfer, including that they must provide a valid enrolment offer from another registered provider
          7.2.2         circumstances in which the registered provider will grant the transfer request because the transfer is in the overseas student's best interests, including but not limited to where the registered provider has assessed that:
                7.2.2.1 the overseas student will be reported because they are unable to achieve satisfactory course progress at the level they are studying, even after engaging with that registered provider's intervention strategy to assist the overseas student in accordance with Standard 8 (Overseas student visa requirements)
                7.2.2.2 there is evidence of compassionate or compelling circumstances
                7.2.2.3 the registered provider fails to deliver the course as outlined