5Registration of providers

##### 5 Registration of providers (1) The Secretary must cause to be kept for the purposes of this Act a register to be known as the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students. (2) Subject to subsection (3), the Secretary must cause to be entered in the Register: (a) the name of each provider that is an approved provider in respect of one or more courses in respect of a State or States; and (b) if the provider is not a natural person—the name of the principal executive officer of the provider; and (c) particulars of each course in each State in respect of which the provider is an approved provider; and (d) such other matters as are prescribed. (3) Subsection (2) does not apply in relation to a provider whose registration has previously been cancelled unless the Minister is satisfied that in all the circumstances it is appropriate to register that provider. (3A) Subsection (2) does not apply in relation to a provider if: (a) the provider is liable to pay any annual registration charge, re‑instatement fee or late payment penalty; and (b) one or more of those amounts remains unpaid after the time when it became due for payment; unless the Minister is satisfied that in all the circumstances it is appropriate to register that provider. (4) Upon the entry in the Register of the name of an approved provider and of particulars of each course in each State in respect of which the provider is an approved provider, the provider is taken to be registered as a provider in respect of the course in respect of the State.