All Australian Student Visa holder (who were grant Student Visa on or after 28 April 2008) can work up to 20 hours/week when the course is in session and unlimited hours when the course is not in session.
Department of Immigration and Citizenship considers your course to be 'in session':
• for the duration of the advertised semesters (including periods when exams are being held)
• if you have completed your studies and your Confirmation of Enrolment is still in effect
• if you are undertaking another course, during a break from your main course and the points will be credited to your main course.
Notes:
• Work that is a formal registered part of your course is not included in the limit of 20 hours per week.
• If you are doing voluntary, unpaid work, it is not included in the limit of 20 hours per week if it:
◦is of benefit to the community
◦is for a non-profit organisation
◦would not otherwise be undertaken in return for wages by an Australian resident (that is, it is a designated volunteer position), and
◦is genuinely voluntary (that is, no remuneration, either in cash or kind is received, – board and lodging acceptable).
Dependent family members who are granted Permission to Work can work up to 20 hours per week at all times. They must not start work until the primary visa holder has commenced the course in Australia. Good news for those family members of student visa holder has commenced a course towards a masters or doctorate degree: they can work for unlimited hours.
Reference: http://www.immi.gov.au/students/students/working_while_studying/conditions.htm
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