EDUCATION SERVICES FOR OVERSEAS STUDENTS ACT 2000 - SECT 107 Failing to identify registered provider in written material

EDUCATION SERVICES FOR OVERSEAS STUDENTS ACT 2000 - SECT 107

    A person commits an offence if the person in written material, including in electronic form:

  (a)   makes an offer to an overseas student or an intending overseas student to provide a course at a location to that student; or

  (b)   invites an overseas student or intending overseas student to undertake, or to apply to undertake, a course at a location ; or

  (c)   holds himself, herself or itself out as able or willing to provide the course at a location to overseas students;

and the material fails to identify any one or more of the following :

  (d)   the registered provider for the course;

  (e)   the unique identifier allocated to the registered provider under paragraph   14A(4)(d);

  (f)   any other information prescribed by the regulations.

Penalty :   Imprisonment for 6 months.

Note:   Chapter   2 of the Criminal Code sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility.