Government Introduces Law to Cap University International Student Intake

If education providers exceed the cap, they would be barred from enrolling any more international students for that year.

Students walk around Sydney University in Sydney, Australia, on April 6, 2016. Brendon Thorne/Getty Images

Universities would be forced to cap the number of international students they accept or risk being barred from taking on more enrolments under laws introduced to the federal parliament.

The limits will form part of a crackdown on international education providers as student visa numbers return to pre-pandemic levels.