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4.4 Where the registered provider becomes aware that, or has reason to believe, the education
agent or an employee or subcontractor of that education agent has not complied with the
education agent’s responsibilities under standards 4.2 and 4.3, the registered provider must
take immediate corrective action.
4.5 Where the registered provider becomes aware, or has reason to believe, that the education
agent or an employee or subcontractor of the education agent is engaging in false or
misleading recruitment practices, the registered provider must immediately terminate its
relationship with the education agent, or require the education agent to terminate its
relationship with the employee or subcontractor who engaged in those practices.

4.6 The registered provider must not accept students from an education agent if it knows or
reasonably suspects the education agent to be:

4.6.1 providing migration advice, unless that education agent is authorised to do so under
the Migration Act

4.6.2 engaged in, or to have previously engaged in, dishonest recruitment practices,
including the deliberate attempt to recruit a student where this clearly conflicts with the
obligations of registered providers under Standard 7 (Overseas student transfers)

4.6.3 facilitating the enrolment of a student who the education agent believes will not
comply with the conditions of his or her visa

4.6.4 using PRISMS to create CoEs for other than bona fide students.
Saint Stephen’s College agency agreement has been updated to reflect the new requirements of the
2018 National Code. A copy of this agreement is below.

PRISMS

Under Standard 4.1, Saint Stephen’s College is required to enter and maintain your details in the
Australian Government’s Provider Registration and International Student Management System
(PRISMS). Please see the following for more details:

International Education Agents Data Project
Fields for agent details in PRISMS are:

o MARA/Overseas Education Agent ID
o Business Name (mandatory)
o Given Name 1, Given Name 2
o Family Name (mandatory)

o Date of Birth
o Email Address
o Business Phone/Residential Phone/Mobile (At least one is mandatory)
o Address (mandatory when agent record is first created)
Please ensure you advise Saint Stephen’s College if any of these contact details change.

Marketing Information and Monitoring Processes

Under Standard 4.2.3 Saint Stephen’s College is required to have in place processes for monitoring
the activities of agents engaged and ensuring the agent is giving students up-to-date information on
Saint Stephen’s College’s services.

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