Sarah Hanson-Young (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—I move:

That the following matters be referred to the Education, Employment and Workplace Relations References Committee for inquiry and report by 16 November 2009:

(a)

the roles and responsibilities of education providers, migration and education agents, state and federal governments, and relevant departments and embassies, in ensuring the quality and adequacy in information, advice, service delivery and support, with particular reference to:

(i)

student safety,

(ii)

adequate and affordable accommodation,

(iii)

social inclusion,

(iv)

student visa requirements,

(v)

adequate international student supports and advocacy,

(vi)

employment rights and protections from exploitation, and

(vii)

appropriate pathways to permanency;

(b)

the identification of quality benchmarks and controls for service, advice and support for international students studying at an Australian education institution; and

(c)

any other related matters.

Question agreed to.