According to the Australian Government regulations, the ESOS Act (2000) and the ‘National Code of Practice’ (Standard 9), GHE can only defer or temporarily suspend the enrolment of the student on the grounds of:
            a) Compassionate or compelling circumstances (e.g., Illness where a medical certificate states that the student is                   unable to attend classes) or
            b) Misbehaviour by the student.
            c) GHE will inform the student if by applying for leave of absence, suspending or cancelling the student’s                                 enrolment, their visa will be affected. GHE will advise the Secretary of Department of Education and Training                     (DET) via PRISMS as required under Section 19 of the ESOS Act (2000) where the student’s enrolment has                       been deferred, temporarily suspended or cancelled.

Where on medical or compassionate grounds (e.g., death of a member of the family), subject to visa requirements, for academic reason, the maximum period of intermission/short leave of absence, if allowed, is two weeks. This is provided the student applies by writing in advance and includes written evidence from an independent authority on the basis for their request. If the student needs to be absent for longer than two weeks, then they must defer their enrolment to a subsequent trimester.

Deferral will have visa and fee implications. The student must seek GHE’s advice about these implications before taking any action. If deferral is granted, the student may need to reapply again to get a student visa. If a student defers or suspends their studies on any other grounds and without approval, this will be considered as not complying with the student visa conditions, and GHE is legally bound to report to DET such students as not complying with student visa requirements. This can result in the cancellation of the student’s visa. Where deferral occurs, any fee refund will be determined by the refund policy of the Institute. This is calculated from the trimester that the student is deferring from.
Please refer to GHEs: Enrolment Policy and Procedure.
For full details:
National Code of Practice Standard 9 Further support from government (programs, initiatives, and resources) Australian Government Department of Education Support for Students

Short Leave of Up to Two Weeks – All Students Short leave of up to two weeks or less may be granted on the same grounds as a leave of absence request. Please contact your Student Support Officer to arrange an appointment time.

Transfer between Registered Providers

According to the Australian Government regulations, the ESOS Act and the ‘National Code of Practice’ (Standard 7), GHE will assess requests from international students for a transfer between registered providers before the student completing six months of the principal course of study, in accordance with the GHE Student Transfer Policy and Procedure. If release is granted, it will be at no cost to the student.