{"id":"education-service-providers-full-fee-overseas-students-registration-regulations-1992","name":"Education Service Providers (Full Fee Overseas Students) Registration Regulations 1992","slug":"education-service-providers-full-fee-overseas-students-registration-regulations-1992","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":174625,"registerId":"wa-education-service-providers-full-fee-overseas-students-registration-regulations-1992-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Education Service Providers (Full Fee Overseas Students) Registration Regulations 1992","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nEducation Service Providers (Full Fee Overseas Students) Registration Act 1991\n\nEducation Service Providers (Full Fee Overseas Students) Registration Regulations 1992\n\nWestern Australia\n\nEducation Service Providers (Full Fee Overseas Students) Registration Regulations 1992\n\nContents\n\n1. Citation 1\n\n2. Commencement 1\n\n3. Terms used 1\n\n4. Fees 2\n\n5. Exempted education service providers 2\n\n6. Renewal of registration 2\n\n7. Particulars to be included in register 3\n\n8. Notification of changes in particulars 3\n\n9. Annual returns 4\n\n10. Offences 4\n\n11. Operation of approved accounts and trust accounts 4\n\nSchedule 1 — Fees\n\nSchedule 2\n\nExempted education service providers\n\nSchedule 3 — Forms\n\nNotes\n\nCompilation table 11\n\nDefined terms\n\n  \n\nWestern Australia\n\nEducation Service Providers (Full Fee Overseas Students) Registration Act 1991\n\nEducation Service Providers (Full Fee Overseas Students) Registration Regulations 1992\n\n##### 1. Citation\n\nThese regulations may be cited as the *Education Service Providers (Full Fee Overseas Students) Registration Regulations 1992*.\n\n##### 2. Commencement\n\nThese regulations come into operation on the day on which the Act comes into operation.\n\n##### 3. Terms used\n\n(1) In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears —\n\n  approved means approved by the chief executive officer;\n\n  exempted education service provider means an education service provider exempted under regulation 5;\n\n  register means the register of education service providers kept under section 41;\n\n  section means a section of the Act.\n\n(2) A reference in these regulations to registration or the renewal of registration includes a reference to the issue or renewal of a certificate of registration under section 18.\n\n##### 4. Fees\n\nThe fees set out in Schedule 1 are payable in respect of the matters referred to in that Schedule.\n\n##### 5. Exempted education service providers\n\nAn education service provider mentioned in Schedule 2 is exempted from —\n\n(a) section 9, 10 or 11, whichever is applicable; and\n\n(b) Part 3 of the Act other than sections 22, 25 and 28.\n\n##### 6. Renewal of registration\n\n(1) An application for renewal of registration under the Act shall be made in the approved form not earlier than 90 days and not later than 30 days before the date on which the registration expires.\n\n(2) An application under subregulation (1) shall be accompanied by the fee set out in Schedule 1.\n\n(3) If —\n\n(a) an application is made, and the fee is paid, under this regulation; and\n\n(b) the chief executive officer is satisfied —\n\n(i) as to the matters referred to in section 13(1); and\n\n(ii) if section 9, 10 or 11 is applicable, as to the matters referred to in that section,\n\nthe chief executive officer shall renew the registration of the education service provider subject to such conditions (if any) as the chief executive officer imposes under section 15.\n\n##### 7. Particulars to be included in register\n\nThe register of education service providers is to contain the following particulars with respect to each registered education service provider —\n\n(a) the name, principal location and other contact details of the education service provider; and\n\n(b) the registered name, address and other contact details of the proprietor of the education service provider; and\n\n(c) the name, title, address and other contact details of the vice‑chancellor, director or principal of the education service provider; and\n\n(d) the name, title, address and other contact details of the person designated by the education service provider as the person who has particular responsibility for overseas students; and\n\n(e) the name and location of other premises of the education service provider; and\n\n(f) the title, duration and tuition fee for each education service that the education service provider provides to full fee overseas students; and\n\n(g) the amount and purpose of any additional fees charged of full fee overseas students; and\n\n(h) the information supplied by the education service provider as to the number of full fee overseas student numbers to whom it provides education services.\n\n##### 8. Notification of changes in particulars\n\n(1) A registered education service provider shall notify the chief executive officer in writing as soon as practicable after any change occurs in relation to —\n\n(a) any of the particulars contained in the register with respect to that education service provider; or\n\n(b) any matter relating to that education service provider of a kind referred to in section 13(1); or\n\n(c) any other information supplied by that education service provider in its most recent application for registration or renewal of registration.\n\n(2) Subregulation (1) does not apply to a change in respect of which an application or notice has to be given under section 18.\n\n##### 9. Annual returns\n\n(1) Not later than 30 April each year a registered education service provider must give to the chief executive officer an annual return for the year ending on the previous 31 December.\n\n(2) An annual return —\n\n(a) must be in the form of Form 1 in Schedule 3 or in another form approved by the chief executive officer; and\n\n(b) may be provided on computer disc or by another electronic or other method, if that is approved by the chief executive officer.\n\n[Regulation 9 inserted: Gazette 6 Sep 1996 p. 4408.]\n\n##### 10. Offences\n\nA person who contravenes regulation 8 or 9 commits an offence and is liable to a penalty of $1 000.\n\n##### 11. Operation of approved accounts and trust accounts\n\nIf, under section 16, an education service provider to which that section applies is directed by the chief executive officer to pay students’ funds into an approved account or an approved trust account the education service provider shall —\n\n(a) operate the approved account or approved trust account; and\n\n(b) make payments into and out of the approved account or approved trust account; and\n\n(c) pay interest derived from students’ funds,\n\nin accordance with the contractual arrangements referred to in section 13(1)(e) and any conditions imposed by the chief executive officer under section 15.\n\nSchedule 1 — Fees\n\n[r. 4]\n\n[Heading inserted: SL 2023/67 r. 4.]\n\n1. For —\n\n(a) an application under section 9, 10, 11, 12 or 20(5) for registration of an education service provider;\n\n(b) an application under regulation 6(1) for renewal of the registration of an education service provider;\n\n(c) an application under section 18(1) for the amendment of a certificate of registration by adding 1 or more education services:\n\n— if the number of full fee overseas  \nstudents at the education service  \nprovider is less than 10 ........................ $345\n\n— if the number of full fee overseas  \nstudents at the education service  \nprovider is 10 or more ......................... $855\n\n2. For an application under section 18(1) for the  \namendment of a certificate of registration by deleting  \n1 or more education services........................................ $21\n\n3. For a notice under section 18(3) of a change in particulars if there is a change in the proprietorship of the education service provider:\n\n— if the number of full fee overseas  \nstudents at the education service  \nprovider is less than 10 .................................... $345\n\n— if the number of full fee overseas  \nstudents at the education service  \nprovider is 10 or more ...................................... $855\n\n4. For a notice under section 18(3) of any other  \nchange in particulars .........................................................$21\n\n[Schedule 1 inserted: SL 2023/67 r. 4.]\n\nSchedule 2\n\n[r. 5]\n\n[Heading amended: SL 2023/67 r. 5.]\n\nExempted education service providers\n\n| Aquinas College | Manning |\n| --- | --- |\n| Aranmore Catholic College | Leederville |\n| Australian Islamic College | Thornlie |\n| Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School | Bunbury |\n| Carmel Adventist College | Carmel |\n| Catholic Agricultural College | Bindoon |\n| Chisholm Catholic College | Bedford |\n| Christ Church Grammar School | Claremont |\n| Christian Brothers College Fremantle | Fremantle |\n| Christ the King School | Beaconsfield |\n| Foothills School | Guildford |\n| Guildford Grammar School | Guildford |\n| Hale School | Wembley Downs |\n| Iona Presentation College | Mosman Park |\n| John Paul XXIII College | Claremont |\n| Lake Joondalup Baptist College | Joondalup |\n| Mazenod College | Lesmurdie |\n| Mercy College | Koondoola |\n| Methodist Ladies College | Claremont |\n| Montessori School | Kingsley |\n| Nagle Catholic College | Geraldton |\n| Newman College | Doubleview |\n| Orana Catholic Primary School | Willetton |\n| Penrhos College | Como |\n| Perth College (Inc.) | Mt Lawley |\n| Perth Montessori School | Victoria Park |\n| Pioneer Village School | Armadale |\n| Presbyterian Ladies College | Cottesloe |\n| Quinns Baptist College | Quinns Rocks |\n| Sacred Heart College | Sorrento |\n| Sacred Heart Primary School | Mt Lawley |\n| Santa Maria College | Attadale |\n| Scotch College | Claremont |\n| Servite College | Tuart Hill |\n| Seton Catholic College | Samson |\n| St Andrew’s Grammar | Dianella |\n| St Brigid’s College | Lesmurdie |\n| St Denis School | Joondanna |\n| St Hilda’s Anglican School for Girls | Mosman Park |\n| St John’s School | Scarborough |\n| St Joseph’s College | Albany |\n| St Jude’s Catholic School | Langford |\n| St Luke’s College | Karratha |\n| St Mary’s Anglican Girls School | Karrinyup |\n| St Michael’s School | Bassendean |\n| St Norbet College | Cannington |\n| St Paul’s Primary School | Mount Lawley |\n| St Pius X Catholic Primary School | Manning |\n| St Stephen’s School | Duncraig |\n| Swan Christian High School | Midland |\n| Trinity College | East Perth |\n| Ursula Frayne Catholic College | Victoria Park |\n| Wesley College | South Perth |\n\n\n[Schedule 2 inserted: Gazette 22 Dec 1995 p. 6168‑9; amended in Gazette 7 Mar 1997 p. 1405.]\n\nSchedule 3 — Forms\n\n[r. 9]\n\n[Heading amended: SL 2023/67 r. 6.]\n\nForm 1\n\n- Education Service Provider:................................................................................................Page number ........................ of ................................. pages. Field 13 Broad field of study (code)\n- Field 12 Studied in W.A. or off‑shore\n- Field 11 Student transfer (code)\n- Field 10 Weeks studied\n- Field 9 Course finish date\n- Field 8 Course start date\n- Field 7 Level of course (code)\n- Field 6 Type of course (code)\n- *Education Service Providers (Full Fee Overseas Students) Registration Act 1992***ANNUAL RETURN**\n- Field 5 Date of birth\n- Field 4 Gender (M/F)\n- Field 3 Country of origin (code)\n- Field 2 Student number\n\n\n[Schedule 3 inserted: Gazette 6 Sep 1996 p. 4409.]\n\n![dline]()\n\nNotes\n\nThis is a compilation of the *Education Service Providers (Full Fee Overseas Students) Registration Regulations 1992* and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation, and for information about any reprints, see the compilation table.\n\nCompilation table\n\n| **Citation** | **Published** | **Commencement** |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| *Education Service Providers (Full Fee Overseas Students) Registration Regulations 1992* | 16 Oct 1992 p. 5115‑18 | 16 Oct 1992 (see r. 2 and *Gazette* 16 Oct 1992 p. 5114) |\n| *Education Service Providers (Full Fee Overseas Students) Registration Amendment Regulations 1995* | 6 Oct 1995 p. 4733‑4 | 6 Oct 1995 |\n| *Education Service Providers (Full Fee Overseas Students) Registration Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 1995* | 22 Dec 1995 p. 6168‑9 | 22 Dec 1995 |\n| *Education Service Providers (Full Fee Overseas Students) Registration Amendment Regulations 1996* | 6 Sep 1996 p. 4408‑9 | 6 Sep 1996 |\n| *Education Service Providers (Full Fee Overseas Students) Registration Amendment Regulations 1997* | 7 Mar 1997 p. 1404‑5 | 17 Apr 1997 (see r. 2) |\n| **Reprint of the *Education Service Providers (Full Fee Overseas Students) Registration Regulations 1992*** **as at 11 Oct 2002** (includes amendments listed above) | | |\n| *Education Service Providers (Full Fee Overseas Students) Registration Amendment Regulations 2009* | 14 Aug 2009 p. 3184-5 | r. 1 and 2: 14 Aug 2009 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 15 Aug 2009 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Education Service Providers (Full Fee Overseas Students) Registration Amendment Regulations 2011* | 25 Nov 2011 p. 4869‑70 | r. 1 and 2: 25 Nov 2011 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 26 Nov 2011 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Education Service Providers (Full Fee Overseas Students) Registration Amendment Regulations 2013* | 8 Oct 2013 p. 4591-2 | r. 1 and 2: 8 Oct 2013 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 9 Oct 2013 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| **Reprint 2: The *Education Service Providers (Full Fee Overseas Students) Registration Regulations 1992* as at 7 Nov 2014** (includes amendments listed above) | | |\n| *Education Service Providers (Full Fee Overseas Students) Registration Amendment Regulations 2015* | 12 Jun 2015 p. 2023‑4 | r. 1 and 2: 12 Jun 2015 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2015 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Education and Training Regulations Amendment (Fees) Regulations 2017* Pt. 2 | 27 Jun 2017 p. 3416‑19 | 1 Jul 2017 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Education and Training Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2022* Pt. 2 | SL 2022/61 3 Jun 2022 | 1 Jul 2022 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Education Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2023* Pt. 2 | SL 2023/67 16 Jun 2023 | 1 Jul 2023 (see r. 2(b)) |\n\n\nDefined terms\n\n*[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]*\n\n**Defined term Provision(s)**\n\napproved 3(1)\n\nexempted education service provider 3(1)\n\nregister 3(1)\n\nsection 3(1)\n\n© State of Western Australia 2023.\n\nThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0). To view relevant information and for a link to a copy of the licence, visit www.legislation.wa.gov.au.\n\nAttribute work as: © State of Western Australia 2023.\n\nBy Authority: GEOFF O. LAWN, Government Printer\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain tightly focused on their original purpose: administrative implementation of the 1991 Act. The amendments tracked in the compilation table show only routine updates (fee adjustments in 2017, 2022, 2023; form updates in 1996; school additions to Schedule 2 in 1995-1997). There is no evidence of scope creep—the regulations still deal solely with registration procedures, fees, and reporting for full-fee overseas student providers."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 defined terms in the interpretation section (regulation 3)","Straightforward procedural structure with 11 regulations total","Minimal cross-referencing—primarily references to the parent Act (sections 9-22, 25, 28, 41) without complex nested conditions","Simple fee structure in Schedule 1 with only two tiers based on student numbers (<10 vs ≥10)","Single-level exceptions in regulation 5 (exempted providers) without sub-exceptions","Prescriptive but clear annual reporting requirements in regulation 9","No conditional logic beyond basic 'if-then' statements in regulations 6 and Schedule 1"],"plain_english_summary":"These are Western Australian regulations that set up the administrative rules for the **Education Service Providers (Full Fee Overseas Students) Registration Act 1991**.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Registers and regulates schools and colleges** that want to teach international students who pay full fees (not government-subsidised students).\n- **Sets fees** for registration, renewal, and changes to registration (ranging from $21 to $855 depending on the size of the provider).\n- **Requires providers to keep the government informed** about their contact details, courses, fees, and student numbers.\n- **Makes providers submit annual returns** by 30 April each year detailing their overseas student numbers.\n- **Protects student money** by requiring some providers to hold fees in special trust accounts.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Education providers** in WA that recruit international students (universities, colleges, private schools).\n- **Specific exemptions:** Schedule 2 lists 56 schools (mostly prestigious private schools like Scotch College, Hale School, and Methodist Ladies College) that are partially exempt from certain requirements.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is part of Australia's system for ensuring international students are protected and education providers are legitimate. It prevents \"fake\" colleges from exploiting overseas students and ensures student fees are handled properly. The regulations create the practical machinery—forms, fees, deadlines—that make the main Act work."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulations narrow and specify the Act’s application by (a) exempting named institutions from sections 9–11 and most of Part 3 (reg 5; Schedule 2), and (b) detailing administrative mechanics — fees (Schedule 1), renewal timing and form requirements (reg 6), register contents (reg 7), notification and annual return obligations (regs 8–9), penalty for non‑compliance (reg 10), and controls over student funds (reg 11). These concrete specifications limit which providers are covered and define practical compliance duties."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple cross‑references to the Act (see regs 3(2), 6(3)(b) referring to ss 9–13, 15, 16, 18) increase interpretive steps.","Discretion vested in the chief executive officer to approve forms, impose conditions and direct accounts (regs 3(1) definition of 'approved', regs 6(3)(b), 11).","Tiered fee structure based on provider student numbers (Schedule 1 items 1 and 3) requires counting and categorisation of students for fee liability.","A fixed list of exempted providers (reg 5, Schedule 2) changes which entities must comply and requires maintenance when lists change.","Operational requirements for approved/trust accounts and linking them to contractual arrangements (reg 11 referencing s.13(1)(e) and s.15) add financial‑compliance complexity.","Reporting and timing rules (renewal window in reg 6(1); annual return deadline reg 9(1)) create strict procedural deadlines.","Criminal penalty for failure to notify or lodge returns (reg 10) raises compliance risk and enforcement consequences.","Multiple amendment entries in the compilation table indicate the instrument has been updated repeatedly, increasing the need to track current text."],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set the administrative rules for registering education service providers that teach full‑fee overseas students. They fix application and renewal fees (Schedule 1), list providers exempted from many registration requirements (reg 5, Schedule 2), require specified register entries and annual returns (regs 7–9), prescribe notification duties and a $1,000 penalty for breaches (reg 8–10), and require operation of approved/trust accounts for student funds (reg 11).\n\nThey affect any provider enrolling full‑fee overseas students: providers pay fees, file returns, update particulars, and obey conditions the chief executive officer may impose."},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope cannot be assessed as the legislative text is unavailable. The page is a broken link resulting from a website system upgrade, not a substantive change to the legislation itself."},"complexity_factors":["No actual legislative text is available to analyse — the page returns a 'not found' error","Cannot assess complexity of provisions, definitions, or regulatory obligations without content","Title alone provides minimal information about scope or technical requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation appears to have set registration requirements for Western Australian education providers enrolling full‑fee overseas students. It would have affected schools, colleges and other institutions recruiting international fee‑paying students and governed their legal obligations. The link is broken; the instrument may be repealed or superseded (notably by later federal ESOS arrangements), so check WA legislation search or the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/education-service-providers-full-fee-overseas-students-registration-regulations-1992","history":"/api/acts/education-service-providers-full-fee-overseas-students-registration-regulations-1992/history","analysis":"/api/acts/education-service-providers-full-fee-overseas-students-registration-regulations-1992/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/education-service-providers-full-fee-overseas-students-registration-regulations-1992/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/education-service-providers-full-fee-overseas-students-registration-regulations-1992/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/education-service-providers-full-fee-overseas-students-registration-regulations-1992/documents"}}