Part 1Preliminary

Part 1 Preliminary

5B101 Definitions

In this Schedule:

course fees, for an applicant in relation to a period, means the fees for each course proposed to be undertaken by the primary person in the period, as indicated by the proposed education provider in a letter or other document.

family applicant means a member of the primary person’s family unit who is a visa applicant seeking to satisfy secondary criteria in relation to the primary person.

financial institution means a body corporate that, as part of its normal activities:

(a) takes money on deposit and makes advances of money; and

(b) does so under a regulatory regime, governed by the central bank (or its equivalent) of the country in which it operates, that the Minister is satisfied provides effective prudential assurance.

financial support, from the education provider or proposed education provider of a primary person who is the holder of a Subclass 570, 572, 573, 574 or 575 visa, means:

(a) a scholarship awarded to the primary person that:

(ii) is awarded to the primary person as a student who is enrolled in a course leading to a Certificate IV qualification or a higher qualification; and

(b) a waiver of the primary person’s course fees carried out in the following circumstances:

(i) the primary person is part of an exchange program that involves:

(ii) the primary person is studying, or proposes to study, full-time;

(iii) the primary person’s proposed studies will be credited to a course undertaken by the primary person in the primary person’s home country.

first 12 months, for an applicant, means the period that:

(ii) if the application is made in Australia — on the day that the student visa is expected to be granted to the applicant; and

(i) the day 12 months after the beginning of the period;

first 24 months, for an applicant, means the period that:

(ii) if the application is made in Australia — on the day that the student visa is expected to be granted to the applicant; and

(i) the day 24 months after the beginning of the period;

first 36 months, for an applicant, means the period that:

(ii) if the application is made in Australia — on the day that the student visa is expected to be granted to the applicant; and

(i) the day 36 months after the beginning of the period;