{"id":"F2011L01247","name":"Foundation Program Standards (19/06/2011)","slug":"foundation-program-standards-19-06-2011","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":125485,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2011L01247-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Foundation Program Standards (19/06/2011)","content":"Commonwealth of Australia\n\nEducation Services for Overseas Students Act 2000\n\nFoundation Program Standards\n\nI, Chris Evans, Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations, make the attached Foundation Program Standards under subsection 176C(1) of the Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000.\n\nDated this 19th day of June 2011\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nCHRIS EVANS\n\nMinister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations\n\n  \n\nCommonwealth of Australia\n\nEducation Services for Overseas Students Act 2000\n\nFoundation Program Standards\n\n1. CITATION\n\nThis legislative instrument may be cited as the Foundation Program Standards.\n\n2. AUTHORITY\n\nThe Foundation Program Standards are made under subsection 176C(1) of the Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 (the ESOS Act).\n\n3. DATE OF EFFECT\n\nThe Foundation Program Standards take effect on the commencement of item 7 of the table in subsection 2(1) of the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011.\n\n4. FOUNDATION PROGRAM STANDARDS\n\n(a) For subsection 176C(1) of the ESOS Act, the document known as the National Standards for Foundation Programs is the Foundation Program Standards.\n\n(a) In accordance with paragraph 176C(2)(b) of the ESOS Act, the document known as the National Standards for Foundation Programs is incorporated into the Foundation Program Standards as it exists from time to time.\n\nNote The document, National Standards for Foundation Programs, is available on the internet at [http://aei.gov.au/AEI/ESOS/NationalFoundationPS.htm](http://aei.gov.au/AEI/ESOS/NationalFoundationPS.htm)","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2052},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains its original intended purpose of establishing standards for foundation programs under the ESOS Act by incorporating the external National Standards document. No expansion beyond this core function is evident."},"complexity_factors":["Incorporation by reference of external 'National Standards for Foundation Programs' document ('as it exists from time to time')","Commencement date contingent on commencement of item 7 in the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011","Only 4 operative sections with zero defined terms within the instrument itself"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument gives the National Standards for Foundation Programs the force of law, making those external standards legally binding for foundation (pathway) courses that prepare overseas students for Australian higher education and vocational training.  \n\nIt affects education providers offering these courses and protects international students by guaranteeing minimum requirements for teaching quality, curriculum, facilities and welfare support."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/foundation-program-standards-19-06-2011","history":"/api/acts/foundation-program-standards-19-06-2011/history","analysis":"/api/acts/foundation-program-standards-19-06-2011/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/foundation-program-standards-19-06-2011/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/foundation-program-standards-19-06-2011/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/foundation-program-standards-19-06-2011/documents"}}