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Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000
21AObligations relating to the education agents of registered providers
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#### 21A Obligations relating to the education agents of registered providers
(1) A registered provider must:
(a) maintain a list of all the provider’s education agents; and
(b) publish that list:
(i) on its website; and
(ii) in any other manner prescribed by the regulations; and
(c) comply with any requirements of regulations made for the purposes of subsection (2).
> Note: If a registered provider breaches this section, the ESOS agency for the provider may take action under Division 1 of Part 6 against the provider.
(1A) A registered provider who fails to comply with subsection (1) commits an offence.
Penalty: 60 penalty units.
(1B) An offence under subsection (1A) is an offence of strict liability.
> Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
(2) The regulations may prescribe requirements that registered providers must comply with in relation to their education agents.