Category: Education

New national higher education student protection measures have recently commenced, including new student identifier requirements.

NSW has introduced new Regulations relating to the transportation of children for education and care service providers.

Commonwealth Parliament has introduced new offences in relation to student identifiers and transcripts.

The Unique Student Identifier regime has been extended to all higher education students by requiring students to have a USI in order to be eligible for Commonwealth support or FEE-HELP.

Western Australia has introduced a suite of reforms to its education and care services legislation in accordance with the National Quality Framework and in alignment with the other States and Territories.

The amending legislation commenced on 1 January 2018 and has made changes to the calculation of funding for schools, policy changes relating to reform and accountability arrangements and a range of miscellaneous and technical amendments