Regulators have allowed South Australian education institutions to collaborate for the return of international students. 

The University of Adelaide, Flinders University, the University of South Australia and other South Australian education providers have been authorised by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to collaborate on travel and quarantine accommodation arrangements for the return of international students. 

The schools have been told to prioritise the return of continuing students, including those who need to complete practical or on-site components of their course to progress their studies or to graduate.

Similar authorisation has already been provided to NSW and ACT universities. 

The South Australian Government is cooperating with the Australian Government on an arrival plan that currently requires international students to undertake 14 days quarantine at an approved quarantine centre. 

The ACCC’s interim authorisation allows the participating education providers to collectively decide on the allocation of flights and quarantine facility spots. Each education provider can then decide which overseas students are offered the opportunity to return first.

More information, including the ACCC’s Interim Authorisation Decision, is available here.