{"id":"F2012L01386","name":"Education Services for Overseas Students (TPS Director to notify Immigration Secretary of payment of refunds) Determination 2012 (No. 1)","slug":"education-services-for-overseas-students-tps-director-to-notify-immigration-secretary-of-payment-of-","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":163327,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L01386-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-04","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Education Services for Overseas Students (TPS Director to notify Immigration Secretary of payment of refunds) Determination 2012 (No. 1)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nEducation Services for Overseas Students (TPS Director to notify Immigration Secretary of payment of refunds) Determination 2012 (No. 1)\n\nEducation Services for Overseas Students Act 2000\n\nI, CHRIS EVANS, Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research, pursuant to subsection 50D(3) of the Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 (the Act), specify the requirements for a notice for the purposes of section 50D of the Act.\n\n  \nDated 18th June 2012\n\nCHRIS EVANS  \nMinister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research\n\n1 Name of determination\n\nThis determination is the Education Services for Overseas Students (TPS Director to notify Immigration Secretary of payment of refunds) Determination 2012 (No. 1).\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis determination commences at the same time as item 2 of the table under subsection 2(1) of the Education Services for Overseas Students Legislation Amendment (Tuition Protection Service and Other Measures) Act 2012.\n\n3 Definitions\n\nIn this determination:\n\n> Act means the Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000.\n\n> CoE means a confirmation of enrolment for a course issued by a provider to an overseas student or an intending overseas student.\n\n> PRISMS has the same meaning as it has under Regulation 1.03 of the Education Services for Overseas Students Regulations 2001.\n\n4 Requirements of a notice\n\n> For subsection 50D(3) of the Act, the requirements of a notice are:\n\n> (a) that the notice include the following information:\n\n(i) the CoE;\n\n(ii) the amount of the refund; and\n\n(iii) the date the refund was paid.\n\n> (b) that the information contained in the notice be given using PRISMS.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1817},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination precisely implements the authority granted by subsection 50D(3) of the Act to specify notice requirements for refund payments. It remains strictly limited to administrative notification procedures between the TPS Director and the Immigration Secretary without expanding into broader policy areas."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument (only 4 operative sections)","Only 3 defined terms (Act, CoE, PRISMS)","Single, unambiguous requirement with no exceptions or conditions","No cross-references to other legislative provisions beyond the enabling power"],"plain_english_summary":"When the Tuition Protection Service Director pays an overseas student a course-fee refund, this determination requires immediate notification to the Immigration Secretary via PRISMS, including the student’s CoE, the refund amount, and the payment date. It affects the TPS Director, the Immigration Department, and refunded overseas students because timely reporting is needed to protect visa compliance and manage students’ next steps."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/education-services-for-overseas-students-tps-director-to-notify-immigration-secretary-of-payment-of-","history":"/api/acts/education-services-for-overseas-students-tps-director-to-notify-immigration-secretary-of-payment-of-/history","analysis":"/api/acts/education-services-for-overseas-students-tps-director-to-notify-immigration-secretary-of-payment-of-/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/education-services-for-overseas-students-tps-director-to-notify-immigration-secretary-of-payment-of-/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/education-services-for-overseas-students-tps-director-to-notify-immigration-secretary-of-payment-of-/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/education-services-for-overseas-students-tps-director-to-notify-immigration-secretary-of-payment-of-/documents"}}