7AProvider must be member of tuition assurance scheme

7A Provider must be member of tuition assurance scheme

(1) After the end of 2 months after the commencement of this section, a provider must at all times:

(a) be a member of a tuition assurance scheme established in accordance with the regulations; and

(b) comply with the rules of the scheme.

(2) A provider who is not a member of a tuition assurance scheme as required by subsection (1) contravenes that subsection even though the reason for not being a member is that:

(a) the provider’s application for membership was rejected; or

(b) the provider’s membership of a scheme has been cancelled.

(3) The regulations may make provision for or in relation to exempting providers from the requirements of this section. (4) In this section:

tuition assurance scheme means a scheme whose main objects include ensuring that overseas students receive the education or training for which they have paid.