Terms & Conditions

This page gives an overview of The National Institute of Education’s terms & conditions in relation to the participation enrollment into the Future Doctors Australia program coordinated and conducted by NIE Careers, NIE Staff, MICAS Staff, and externally contracted industry consultants.

E N R O L L M E N T

After enrolling in the course and paying the deposit or total fees, the student is sent an enrollment confirmation. With the receipt of the enrollment confirmation by the student, the contract takes effect. An invoice is forwarded with the enrollment confirmation, informing the student of the payable course fees.

B O O K I N G  D E P O S I T

The student must pay a booking deposit fee of AU$ 490 in order to confirm their attendance on the course. The booking deposit fee is non-refundable. This agreement is conditional on the payment of the non-refundable booking deposit by the student and the agreement is deemed to have come into effect upon the receipt of the booking deposit.

B A L A N C E   P A Y M E N T

An invoice for the balance of the payment will be issued by NIE Careers and emailed to all the email addresses provided in the student enrollment form within 72 hours of receiving an enrollment application and the deposit payment. It is the client's responsibility to ensure they have received this email and to check their spam or junk email folders. If the client has not received their balance invoice within 72 hours of submitting their enrollment application, they must lodge an inquiry with NIE Careers.

• The standard due date term for NIE Careers invoices is 30 days after the end of the month. The exact date will be specified in the email containing your invoice. However, all course fees must be received by NIE Careers no later than 30 days before the start of the program. For all enrollment applications received within 30 days of the program's start date, full payment must be made immediately.
• In cases where the enrollment application is for a course with a start date beyond six months away, an extended payment period can be negotiated with NIE Careers. Requests for the extension must be emailed to NIE Careers at no later than 14 days before the original invoice due date.
• If NIE Careers does not receive full payment of the course fees by the due date, the student will no longer be entitled to the reserved course. In this case, NIE Careers reserves the right to make the program available to other interested parties.
• In the event of non-attendance at the booked course, delayed start, early finish, withdrawal from a course or pre-arranged lesson, or any other absences (e.g., due to illness), there is no claim to reimbursement of the course fees.

P R I V A C Y   P R O T E C T I O N

NIE Careers collects, processes, and uses the personal data of the course student both for the purpose of fulfilling the contract signed with the course student and as permitted by law and under the terms of any signed declaration of consent in compliance with privacy protection laws.

P O S T P O N E M E N T

In exceptional cases, students may postpone the course booked (e.g. the start date) subject to the written consent of NIE Careers and subject to the payment of any postponement fee to be communicated to the student by NIE Careers upon request.

CANCELATION AND REFUND POLICY

In exceptional circumstances, and at the sole discretion of NIE Careers, partial refunds may be considered. All refund requests must be submitted in writing with supporting documentation at least 15 days before the course start date. Approved refunds will be subject to a processing fee of AU$49.

A participant can cancel the course booking subject to agreement and approval by NIE Careers according to the following conditions:

• All cancellations must be made in writing and take effect from the date NIE Careers receives such notice.
• All cancellation requests will be viewed without prejudice and a valid genuine reason must be provided.
• Using a medical condition as a genuine reason will require a valid and justified certificate from the treating medical professional
• All deposit payments are final and no refund of the AU$490 deposit will be made under any circumstances.
• For cancellations before a course start date, the remainder of the course fees less the deposit amount will be proportionally refunded as per the table below:

• All cancellations must be strictly in writing and sent by email to
• Any cancellation must contain the student's name, course dates and details and shall be effective upon the date of actual receipt by the NIE Careers.
• NIE Careers reserves the right to cancel the course at any time and will make every effort to provide at least 14 days notice prior to cancellation. You will be notified of this within 24 hours of NIE receiving the cancellation notice.
• In the event of NIE Careers canceling a student’s program, NIE Careers will refund all course fees paid, including the deposit.

Cancellations due to pandemic-related restrictions & policies are eligible for a full refund if Australian government laws prohibit travel OR enforced lockdowns.

TRANSFER OF ENROLLMENT

Students may request to transfer their enrollment to another program or course offered by NIE Careers, provided the request is made in writing at least 21 days before the start of the originally booked course. Transfer requests are subject to availability and may incur an additional fee.

FORCE MAJEURE

NIE Careers shall not be liable for any failure to perform its obligations under these Terms and Conditions if such failure is due to circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to natural disasters, pandemics, governmental restrictions, or other emergencies.