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ADCI New Student Referral Program Terms and Conditions

Terms and Conditions - Version 1.0

  1. About the Program
    1. The Australian Data and Cyber Institute Pty Ltd (ADCI) may, from time to time and at its absolute discretion, offer a referral reward to eligible individuals who make genuine personal referrals to ADCI under these Terms and Conditions.
    2. The Program is intended to recognise genuine personal recommendations only. It does not create an agency, employment, contractor, partnership, representative or commission relationship between ADCI and any referrer.
    3. By submitting a referral, the referrer accepts these Terms and Conditions and warrants that they will comply with them.
    4. Referrals submitted before the effective date of this Program, or outside the approved referral process, will not be eligible unless ADCI expressly approves otherwise in writing.
  2. Definitions
    1. “ADCI” means Australian Data and Cyber Institute Pty Ltd, TEQSA PRV14332, CRICOS 04102F, ABN 16 626 716 747.
    2. “Program” means the ADCI New Student Referral Program.
    3. “Referrer” means an eligible individual who submits a referral under this Program.
    4. “Referred Person” means the prospective student whose details are submitted by the Referrer.
    5. “Eligible Course” means an ADCI course that ADCI identifies as eligible for the Program, currently including Bachelor of Data Science and Bachelor of Cyber Security, subject to ADCI approval and course availability.
    6. “Reward” means a referral reward valued at AUD $2,000, which may be provided as a gift card, prepaid card, tuition credit or another form determined by ADCI in its discretion. The Reward is not payable as an education agent commission.
  3. Who can refer
    1. This Program is open only to eligible individuals approved by ADCI. As ADCI does not yet have graduates, the Program does not include alumni at this stage.
    2. Unless otherwise approved by ADCI, a Referrer must be:
      1. a current ADCI student; or
      2. an ADCI offer holder or Confirmation of Enrolment holder who is not an education agent, staff member, contractor, or commercial recruiter.
    3. A Referrer must act in their personal capacity only and must not make referrals as part of a business, organised recruitment activity, paid promotional campaign, agency arrangement, or systematic outreach.
    4. A Referrer must not be employed by, contracted to, affiliated with, or acting on behalf of an education agent or migration agent in relation to the referral.
    5. ADCI staff, contractors, representatives, directors, officers, education agents and persons acting in a commercial recruitment capacity are not eligible to receive a Reward.
    6. A Referrer cannot refer themselves.
  4. Who can be referred
    1. For a referral to be considered, the Referred Person must:
      1. be legally in Australia or overseas and eligible to apply for study with ADCI;
      2. be genuinely new to ADCI at the time the referral is submitted;
      3. not already be represented by an education agent for the same application;
      4. not already have an active application, offer, enrolment or prior enquiry with ADCI, unless ADCI determines otherwise;
      5. apply for an Eligible Course;
      6. meet all admission, Genuine Student, English language, visa and other applicable requirements.
    2. ADCI retains full discretion to determine whether a Referred Person is eligible, whether an application will be accepted, and whether an offer or enrolment will proceed.
    3. This Program does not guarantee admission, enrolment, visa grant, course availability, scholarship, credit transfer or any particular outcome.
  5. How referrals must be submitted
    1. Referrals must be submitted through ADCI’s approved referral form or another process nominated by ADCI in writing.
    2. The referral must be submitted before the Referred Person applies to ADCI, unless ADCI approves otherwise.
    3. The Referrer must obtain the Referred Person’s consent before submitting their details to ADCI and must disclose to the Referred Person that the Referrer may receive a reward if the referral is successful.
    4. ADCI will contact the Referred Person directly and will manage all admissions, enrolment, offer, written agreement, Genuine Student assessment, visa-related institutional requirements, and student communication processes.
    5. The Referrer must not submit applications, complete forms, collect documents, receive student payments, provide admission advice, provide migration advice, negotiate fees, promise outcomes, or represent themselves as acting for ADCI.
  6. Referral limits
    1. Unless ADCI approves otherwise in writing, a Referrer may receive a Reward for up to three successful referrals in total during a calendar year.
    2. ADCI may decline additional referrals, suspend referral eligibility, or impose a lower limit where it considers that the referral activity is no longer personal, genuine, or consistent with the purpose of the Program.
  7. Reward eligibility and payment
    1. A Reward may be provided only if all of the following conditions are met:
      1. the referral was submitted in accordance with these Terms and Conditions;
      2. the Referred Person applies for and enrols in an Eligible Course through ADCI’s direct admissions process;
      3. the Referred Person pays all required tuition fees and other amounts due by the applicable due dates;
      4. the Referred Person remains enrolled after the relevant census date for their first teaching period;
      5. the Referred Person has not withdrawn, deferred or had their enrolment cancelled before the reward assessment date;
      6. ADCI is satisfied that the referral was genuine and compliant.
    2. The Reward value is AUD $2,000 for each successful referral, subject to these Terms and Conditions.
    3. ADCI may decide the form, timing and method of the Reward. The Reward may be provided as a gift card, prepaid card, tuition fee credit or another benefit determined by ADCI.
    4. The Reward is not transferable, not exchangeable, and not payable where prohibited by law, regulation, provider policy, or contractual obligation.
    5. If the Referrer is a current ADCI student, ADCI may require the Referrer to remain enrolled and compliant with ADCI policies at the time the Reward is assessed and provided.
    6. ADCI may withhold, reduce, reverse, recover or set off a Reward if the underlying referral is later found to be ineligible, misleading, non-genuine, agent-related, or non-compliant.
  8. Program integrity
    1. ADCI may decline, withhold, recover or cancel a Reward where it determines, in its sole discretion, that:
      1. the referral was generated through an education agent, migration agent, paid lead source, online advertisement, bulk marketing or commercial referral activity;
      2. the referral was not a genuine personal recommendation;
      3. the Referred Person was already known to ADCI or represented by an agent;
      4. the referral information was incomplete, inaccurate, misleading or submitted without consent;
      5. multiple referrers claim the same person;
      6. the Referrer made misleading claims about ADCI, its courses, fees, admission requirements, visa outcomes, employment outcomes or scholarships; or
      7. providing the Reward would be inconsistent with ADCI’s legal, regulatory, contractual or policy obligations.
    2. Referrers must not use ADCI branding, logos, advertising material or course information except as expressly approved by ADCI.
    3. Referrers must not imply that they are authorised to act for ADCI or that they can influence admission, enrolment, visa or academic decisions.
  9. Marketing, National Code and higher education compliance
    1. All statements made by a Referrer about ADCI must be accurate, current, not misleading, and consistent with ADCI’s published information.
    2. Referrers must not provide course, fee, admission, credit transfer, scholarship, visa, migration, employment, post-study work, or outcome guarantees.
    3. ADCI retains responsibility for ensuring prospective students receive accurate and timely information about courses, admission requirements, fees, policies, student support, and written agreements before enrolment.
    4. Nothing in this Program limits ADCI’s obligations under the Higher Education Standards Framework, the ESOS Act, the National Code, Australian Consumer Law, privacy law, or any other applicable requirement.
  10. Privacy and consent
    1. ADCI will collect, use, store and disclose personal information in accordance with its Privacy Policy and applicable privacy law.
    2. The Referrer must not submit another person’s personal information unless that person has consented to their details being provided to ADCI for the purpose of contact about study opportunities.
    3. ADCI may use the referral details to contact the Referred Person, assess Program eligibility, manage admissions, and administer any Reward.
  11. Changes, suspension and termination
    1. ADCI may amend, suspend, withdraw or terminate the Program at any time without prior notice.
    2. The applicable Terms and Conditions are those published or approved by ADCI at the time the referral is submitted, unless ADCI is required to apply a different version for legal, regulatory, compliance or operational reasons.
    3. ADCI’s decision on eligibility, interpretation and reward entitlement is final.
  12. General
    1. Participation in the Program is voluntary.
    2. Referrers are responsible for any personal tax, reporting or financial implications associated with receiving a Reward.
    3. To the extent permitted by law, ADCI is not liable to a Referrer for any indirect, consequential or economic loss arising from the Program.
    4. These Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of Western Australia.
    5. Contact: marketing@adci.edu.au or admissions@adci.edu.au.