Visa label-free arrangements for student visa holders
Your client does not need a visa label in their passport to confirm their immigration status and visa entitlements in Australia. Instead, their visa information is held electronically and can be accessed using the Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO) service.
See: Do I need an Australian visa label? (62KB PDF file)
Students from the People's Republic of China may still require a visa label to facilitate travel to Australia.
See: Visa evidencing in China