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This instrument is a government directory of Australian universities and non‑university providers that are officially eligible for four student visa subclasses (VET, Higher Education, Postgraduate Research, Non‑Award). It lists main providers and their linked business partners with CRICOS codes.
Why it matters: if a provider (or its partner) isn’t listed, international students generally cannot use these visas to enrol there.
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(Clauses 572.112, 573.112, 574.112 and 575.112)
I, PETER DUTTON Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, acting under clauses 572.112, 573.112, 574.112 and 575.112 of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations 1994
(the Regulations):
a) Subclass 572 – Vocational Education and Training Sector visa;
b) Subclass 573 – Higher Education Sector visa;
c) Subclass 574 – Postgraduate Research Sector visa; or
d) Subclass 575 – Non-Award Sector visa,
the university education providers listed in Column 1 of Schedule 1 to this Instrument and the non-university education providers listed in Column 1 of Schedule 2 to this Instrument as eligible education providers; and
a) Subclass 572 – Vocational Education and Training Sector visa;
b) Subclass 573 – Higher Education Sector visa; or
c) Subclass 574 – Postgraduate Research Sector visa,
the educational providers listed in Column 2 of Schedule 1 to the Instrument and the educational providers listed in Column 2 of Schedule 2 as educational business partners of relevant the education provider mentioned in Column 1.
This Instrument, IMMI 16/003, commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.
Dated: 15 January 2016
Peter Dutton
THE HON PETER DUTTON MP
Minister for Immigration and Border Protection
SCHEDULE 1
University Education Providers
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:510.05pt; margin-right:auto; margin-left:auto; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr style="height:26.1pt"><td style="width:103.25pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#d9d9d9"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">Column 1</span></p><p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">Eligible Education Provider</span></p></td><td style="width:284.9pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#d9d9d9"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">Column 2</span></p><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">Educational Business Partners</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:88.4pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#d9d9d9"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">Educational Business Partner</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">CRICOS Code</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top"></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr style="height:10.5pt"><td rowspan="3" style="width:103.25pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt"><span>Australian Catholic University</span></p><p><span></span></p></td><td style="width:284.9pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt"><span>Box Hill Institute, trading as:</span></p><p style="margin-left:15.85pt; margin-bottom:6pt"><span>Box Hill Institute</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:88.4pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt"><span>02411J</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr style="height:22.5pt"><td style="width:284.9pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt"><span>TAFE Queensland Brisbane, trading as:</span></p><p style="margin-left:15.85pt; margin-bottom:6pt"><span>TAFE Queensland Brisbane</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:88.4pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt"><span>03020E</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr style="height:21pt"><td style="width:284.9pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt"><span>Technical and Further Education Commission, trading as:</span></p><p style="margin-left:15.85pt"><span>TAFE NSW Technical and Further Education Commission;</span></p><p style="margin-left:15.85pt; margin-bottom:6pt"><span>TAFE NSW Higher Education</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:88.4pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt"><span>00591E</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr style="height:82.8pt"><td style="width:103.25pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#f2f2f2"><p style="margin-top:6pt"><span>Australian National University</span></p><p><span></span></p></td><td style="width:284.9pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#f2f2f2"><p style="margin-top:6pt"><span>Study Group Australia Pty Limited, trading as:</span></p><p style="margin-left:15.85pt"><span>Martin College;</span></p><p style="margin-left:15.85pt"><span>Embassy English;</span></p><p style="margin-left:15.85pt"><span>Taylors Unilink;</span></p><p style="margin-left:15.85pt"><span>Taylors College;</span></p><p style="margin-left:15.85pt"><span>Flinders International Study Centre;</span></p><p style="margin-left:15.85pt"><span>ANU College;</span></p><p style="margin-left:15.85pt"><span>Australian Institute of Applied Sciences;</span></p><p style="margin-left:15.85pt; margin-bottom:6pt"><span>ACPE Academy</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:88.4pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#f2f2f2"><p style="margin-top:6pt"><span>01682E</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr style="height:34.5pt"><td rowspan="2" style="width:103.25pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt"><span>Bond University</span></p></td><td style="width:284.9pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt"><span>International Institute of Business and Technology (Australia) Pty Ltd (IIBT), trading as:</span></p><p style="margin-left:15.85pt; margin-bottom:6pt"><span>International Institute of Business and Technology Australia</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:88.4pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt"><span>03345F</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr style="height:41.25pt"><td style="width:284.9pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt"><span>Study Group Australia Pty Limited, trading as:</span></p><p style="margin-left:15.85pt"><span>Martin College;</span></p><p style="margin-left:15.85pt"><span>Embassy English;</span></p><p style="margin-left:15.85pt"><span>Taylors Unilink;</span></p><p style="margin-left:15.85pt"><span>Taylors College;</span></p><p style="margin-left:15.85pt"><span>Flinders International Study Centre;</span></p><p style="margin-left:15.85pt"><span>ANU College;</span></p><p style="margin-left:15.85pt"><span>Australian Institute of Applied Sciences;</span></p><p style="margin-left:15.85pt; margin-bottom:6pt"><span>ACPE Academy</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:88.4pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt"><span>01682E</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr style="height:11.25pt"><td rowspan="2" style="width:103.25pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#f2f2f2"><p style="margin-top:6pt"><span>Carnegie Mellon University</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:286.25pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#f2f2f2"><p style="margin-top:6pt"><span>Community for Global Communication Inc, trading as:</span></p><p style="margin-left:15.85pt; margin-bottom:6pt"><span>Intensive English Language Institute</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:87.4pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#f2f2f2"><p style="margin-top:6pt"><span>02916F</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:15.75pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:286.25pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#f2f2f2"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt"><span>South Australian College of English Pty Ltd</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:87.4pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#f2f2f2"><p style="margin-top:6pt"><span>00094M</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:24.45pt"><td rowspan="7" style="width:103.25pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt"><span>Charles Darwin University</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:286.25pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt"><span>Academy of English Pty Ltd, trading as:</span></p><p style="margin-left:15.85pt; margin-bottom:6pt"><span>Academy of English and Academy of English (Blue Mountains)</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:87.4pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt"><span>02399M</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:6.75pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:286.25pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span>Academies Australasia Polytechnic Pty Limited, trading as:</span></p><p style="margin-left:15.85pt; margin-bottom:6pt"><span>AAPoly, AMI Education</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:87.4pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span>02439G</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:6.75pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:286.25pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt"><span>Australian College of Technology Pty Ltd, trading as:</span></p><p style="margin-left:15.9pt; margin-bottom:6pt"><span>Australian College of Technology</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:87.4pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt"><span>02408D</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:3.85pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:286.25pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt"><span>Australian Technical And Management College Pty Ltd, trading as:</span></p><p style="margin-left:15.85pt; margin-bottom:6pt"><span>Australian Technical And Management College Pty Ltd</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:87.4pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt"><span>03013D</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:20.25pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:286.25pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt"><span>Clarendon Business College Pty Ltd, trading as:</span></p><p style="margin-left:15.85pt; margin-bottom:6pt"><span>Clarendon Business College Pty Ltd</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:87.4pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt"><span>01953J</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:28.25pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:286.25pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; page-break-after:avoid"><span>Discover English Pty Ltd, trading as:</span></p><p style="margin-left:15.85pt; margin-bottom:6pt; page-break-after:avoid"><span>Discover English</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:87.4pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; page-break-after:avoid"><span>03262J</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:27.7pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:286.25pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt"><span>Navitas English Services Pty Ltd, trading as:</span></p><p style="margin-left:15.85pt; margin-bottom:6pt"><span>Navitas English</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:87.4pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt"><span>00289M</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:13.95pt"><td rowspan="3" style="width:103.25pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#f2f2f2"><p style="margin-top:6pt"><span>Charles Sturt University</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:286.25pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#f2f2f2"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt"><span>Canberra Institute of Technology</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:87.4pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#f2f2f2"><p style="margin-top:6pt"><span>00001K</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:17.25pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:286.25pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#f2f2f2"><p style="margin-top:6pt"><span>Study Group Australia Pty Limited, trading as:</span></p><p style="margin-left:15.85pt"><span>Martin College;</span></p><p style="margin-left:15.85pt"><span>Embassy English;</span></p><p style="margin-left:15.85pt"><span>Taylors Unilink;</span></p><p style="margin-left:15.85pt"><span>Taylors College;</span></p><p style="margin-left:15.85pt"><span>Flinders International Study Centre;</span></p><p style="margin-left:15.85pt"><span>ANU College;</span></p><p style="margin-left:15.85pt"><span>Australian Institute of Applied Sciences;</span></p><p style="margin-left:15.9pt; margin-bottom:6pt"><span>ACPE Academy</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:87.4pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#f2f2f2"><p style="margin-top:6pt"><span>01682E</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:13.9pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:286.25pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#f2f2f2"><p style="margin-top:6pt"><span>Technical and Further Education Commission, trading
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