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The Department of Education Services is committed to maintaining Australia's excellent reputation as a destination for overseas students studying at our Universities, private vocational education and training organisations, TAFE colleges, non-university higher education providers and non-government schools.

To this end the Department, through the International and Higher Education Regulation Branch, registers and monitors providers under State and Commonwealth legislation applying to providers of courses to student visa students.

The Department also has an active interest in student welfare issues and through the International Student Conciliator, provides a free conciliation and mediation service to assist in the resolution of disputes or grievances involving international students and providers.

A series of related risk management documents which appear below may be downloaded and/or modified by institutions to suit their circumstances in conjunction with their own legal advisers.

Dealing with discrimination (pdf 51k)
Dealing with harassment (pdf 59k)
Residential local carer's agreement (pdf 35k)
Non-residential local carer's agreement (pdf 35k)

In light of the introduction of new Working With Children Legislation and recent changes to the Commonwealth ESOS Act 2000, these documents will be updated during 2008.

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