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IMMIGRATION (EDUCATION) ACT 1971 - NOTES

IMMIGRATION (EDUCATION) ACT 1971 - NOTES

No. 3, 1971

Compilation No. 11

Compilation date: 19 April 2021

Includes amendments up to: Act No. 139, 2020

Registered: 5 May 2021

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Immigration (Education) Act 1971 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 19 April 2021 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Self-repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

 

 

 

Contents

Part 1--Preliminary

1 Short title

2 Commencement

3 Interpretation

Part 2--English courses

4 English courses

4A Eligibility for English courses

4B Obligation to provide tuition in an English course

4C Ineligibility for English courses--time limits for registration or commencement

4D Ineligibility for English courses--time limit on tuition

Part 3--Citizenship courses

4E Citizenship courses

Part 4--Implementation

5 Provision of teaching and learning materials

7 Training courses for teachers

8 Research projects

9 Payments under arrangements etc.

9A Services for non-government organisations

Part 5--Miscellaneous

10 Delegation by the Minister

10A Delegation by the Secretary

11 Expenditure to be made from appropriations

12 Annual reports by the Minister

13 Regulations

Endnotes

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

Endnote 3--Legislation history

Endnote 4--Amendment history

 

Endnotes

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

The following endnotes are included in every compilation:

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

Endnote 3--Legislation history

Endnote 4--Amendment history

Abbreviation key--Endnote 2

The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Legislation history and amendment history--Endnotes 3 and 4

Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.

Editorial changes

The Legislation Act 2003 authorises First Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial and presentational changes to a compiled law in preparing a compilation of the law for registration. The changes must not change the effect of the law. Editorial changes take effect from the compilation registration date.

If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.

Misdescribed amendments

A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe the amendment to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, the amendment is incorporated into the compiled law and the abbreviation "(md)" added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.

If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the abbreviation "(md not incorp)" is added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

ad = added or inserted

o = order(s)

am = amended

Ord = Ordinance

amdt = amendment

orig = original

c = clause(s)

par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s)

C[x] = Compilation No. x

/sub-subparagraph(s)

Ch = Chapter(s)

pres = present

def = definition(s)

prev = previous

Dict = Dictionary

(prev ... ) = previously

disallowed = disallowed by Parliament

Pt = Part(s)

Div = Division(s)

r = regulation(s)/rule(s)

ed = editorial change

reloc = relocated

exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have

renum = renumbered

effect

rep = repealed

F = Federal Register of Legislation

rs = repealed and substituted

gaz = gazette

s = section(s)/subsection(s)

LA = Legislation Act 2003

Sch = Schedule(s)

LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003

Sdiv = Subdivision(s)

(md) = misdescribed amendment can be given

SLI = Select Legislative Instrument

effect

SR = Statutory Rules

(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment

Sub-Ch = Sub-Chapter(s)

cannot be given effect

SubPt = Subpart(s)

mod = modified/modification

underlining = whole or part not

No. = Number(s)

commenced or to be commenced

 

Endnote 3--Legislation history

 

Act

Number and year

Assent date

Commencement

Application, saving and transitional provisions

Immigration (Education) Act 1971

3, 1971

12 Mar 1971

12 Mar 1971 (s 2)

 

Immigration (Education) Act 1973

110, 1973

12 Oct 1973

12 Oct 1973 (s 2)

--

Statute Law Revision Act 1973

216, 1973

19 Dec 1973

31 Dec 1973 (s 2)

s 9(1) and 10

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1986

76, 1986

24 June 1986

s 9 and Sch 1: 24 June 1986 (s 2(1))

s 9

Immigration (Education) Amendment Act 1991

35, 1991

21 Mar 1991

21 Mar 1991 (s 2)

--

Migration Laws Amendment Act (No. 2) 1992

176, 1992

16 Dec 1992

s 5: 1 Jan 1993 (s 2(1)); s 4, 6 and 7: 1 Mar 1993 (s 2(2))

--

Migration Legislation Amendment Act 1994

60, 1994

9 Apr 1994

s 85 and Sch 3 (items 39-46): 1 Sept 1994 (s 2(3))

--

Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1995

110, 1995

29 Sept 1995

s 4, 9 and Sch 2: 1 Nov 1995 (s 2(2)-(4)) and gaz 1995 No 43)

s 9

Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1997

27, 1997

10 Apr 1997

Sch 1 (items 1-17, 29 and 30): 1 May 1997 (s 2(1) , (2) and gaz 1997 No S168)

Sch 1 (items 29 and 30)

Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1998

113, 1998

11 Dec 1998

Sch 8 (item 1): 1 May 1997 (s 2(4))

--

Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999

146, 1999

11 Nov 1999

Sch 1 (item 524): 5 Dec 1999 (s 2)

--

Australian Citizenship (Transitionals and Consequentials) Act 2007

21, 2007

15 Mar 2007

Sch 2 and Sch 3 (items 14 and 21): 1 July 2007 (s 2(1) item 2)

Sch 3 (items 14 and 21)

Statute Law Revision Act 2008

73, 2008

3 July 2008

Sch 4 (item 333): 4 July 2008 (s 2(1) item 64)

--

Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws--General Law Reform) Act 2008

144, 2008

9 Dec 2008

Sch 10 (items 77 and 78): 1 July 2009 (s 2(1) item 28)

--

Immigration (Education) Amendment Act 2010

112, 2010

14 July 2010

1 Jan 2011 (s 2)

Sch 1 (items 18-27)

Immigration (Education) Amendment (Expanding Access to English Tuition) Act 2020

139, 2020

17 Dec 2020

19 Apr 2021 (s 2(1) item 2)

--

 

Endnote 4--Amendment history

 

Provision affected

How affected

Part 1

 

Part 1 heading.............

ad No 112, 2010

s 3.....................

am No 110, 1973; No 76, 1986; No 35, 1991; No 176, 1992; No 60, 1994; No  27, 1997; No 144, 2008; No 112, 2010; No 139, 2020

Part 2

 

Part 2...................

ad No 112, 2010

s 4.....................

am No 76, 1986

 

rs No 35, 1991

 

am No 60, 1994

 

rs No 112, 2010

 

am No 139, 2020

s 4A....................

ad No 176, 1992

 

am No 110, 1995

 

rs No 112, 2010

 

am No 139, 2020

s 4B....................

ad No 176, 1992

 

am No 27, 1997; No 113, 1998

 

rs No 112, 2010

 

am No 139, 2020

s 4C....................

ad No 176, 1992

 

am No 27, 1997

 

rs No 112, 2010

 

am No 139, 2020

s 4D....................

ad No 176, 1992

 

am No 27, 1997; No 21, 2007

 

rs No 112, 2010

 

am No 139, 2020

Part 3

 

Part 3...................

ad No 112, 2010

s 4E....................

ad No 176, 1992

 

rep No 27, 1997

 

ad No 112, 2010

s 4F....................

ad No 176, 1992

 

rep No 27, 1997

Part 4

 

Part 4 heading.............

ad No 112, 2010

s 5.....................

am No 76, 1986; No 35, 1991

 

rs No 112, 2010

s 6.....................

rep No 35, 1991

s 7.....................

am No 76, 1986; No 35, 1991

s 8.....................

am No 110, 1973; No 35, 1991

s 9.....................

am No 110, 1973; No 76, 1986; No 35, 1991; No 112, 2010

s 9A....................

ad No 35, 1991

Part 5

 

Part 5 heading.............

ad No 112, 2010

s 10....................

am No 146, 1999; No 73, 2008; No 112, 2010

s 10A...................

ad No 176, 1992

 

am No 112, 2010

s 12....................

am No 110, 1973; No 216, 1973