Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if:
(a) an investigation under this Act into action taken by a private registered provider has been completed; and
(b) the Overseas Students Ombudsman is of the opinion that the action taken:
(i) appears to have been contrary to law; or
(ii) was unreasonable, unjust, oppressive or improperly discriminatory; or
(iii) was otherwise, in all the circumstances, wrong; and
(c) the Overseas Students Ombudsman is of the opinion that:
(i) some particular action could be, and should be, taken to rectify, mitigate or alter the effects of the action taken; or
(ii) a policy or practice on which the action taken was based should be altered; or
(iii) reasons should have been, but were not, given for the action taken; or
(iv) any other thing should be done in relation to the action taken.
(2) The Overseas Students Ombudsman must report accordingly to the private registered provider.
(3) The Overseas Students Ombudsman:
(a) must include in the report his or her reasons for the opinions specified in the report; and
(b) may also include in the report any recommendations he or she thinks fit to make.
(4) The Overseas Students Ombudsman may ask the private registered provider to give him or her, within a specified time, particulars of any action that the private registered provider proposes to take with respect to the matters and recommendations included in the report.
(5) The private registered provider may give the Overseas Students Ombudsman comments about the report.
(6) The Overseas Students Ombudsman must give a copy of:
(a) the report; and
(b) any comments given under subsection (5);
to the Minister administering the Overseas Students Act.