On 7 December 2010 the Minister for Tertiary Education, Senator Chris Evans invited submissions to inform the next phase of the Australian Government’s response to the Baird Review of the legislation that governs international education in Australia.

The Phase Two consultation paper, Reforming ESOS: Consultations to build a stronger, simpler, smarter framework for international education in Australia, explores the options for taking forward the remaining Baird Review recommendations and is seeking feedback on:

• risk assessment and management approach to the registration and ongoing monitoring of education providers delivering to overseas students
• strengthening the tuition protection framework
• a range of recommendations for making ESOS stronger, simpler and smarter and
• the regulatory effect on providers of these proposals and recommendations.

The release of the consultation paper follows the first phase of the Government’s response to the Baird Review through legislative reforms introduced into Parliament on 27 October 2010.

The consultation paper and access to an online form to make submissions are available on the Australian Education International website.

Submissions close on 21 January 2011.