I welcome today’s announcement by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), that the ACCC and the Commonwealth have instituted proceedings in the Federal Court against  Australian Institute of Professional Education PTY LTD (AIPE).

The Commonwealth Department of Education and Training are working with the ACCC in these proceedings where it is alleged that AIPE engaged in misleading, deceptive and unconscionable conduct when marketing and selling VET FEE-HELP funded courses between 1 May 2013 and 1 December 2015.

Since coming to office, the Coalition Government has taken a methodical approach to restoring confidence in the sector. The Government has already taken more than a dozen measures to crack down on vocational education providers who are flouting regulations and acting unethically.

We will continue to take action against unethical providers and aggressively defend the rights of students and taxpayers.

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