Financial Matters

Internships can be either paid or unpaid at the discretion of the host organsiation.

Where the student is paid, companies enter into a contract of employment with the student(s). As a result, students come under the company's insurance and their employment arrangements must comply with the Fair Work Act 2009. The host is additionally required to sign a Professional Placement Letter Agreement (PPLA).

When internships are unpaid, they are covered by the University's insurance via a Vocational Placement Letter Agreement (VPLA) which requires signing.

Organisations may alternatively offer a student a stipend payment whereby the organisation offers a nominal amount invoiced by the University, which is then transferred to the student as a studentship payment. The University covers insurance under a VPLA. The host organisation is expected to also maintain appropriate Public Liability insurance.