Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

IMMIGRATION (EDUCATION) ACT 1971 - SECT 3

                   In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

"approved course" means an English course or a citizenship course provided under section 4.

"approved English course" means an English course provided in accordance with section 4 or 4B.

"capital equipment of an educational nature" includes tape recording and playing equipment and portable class-rooms, but does not include any other building.

"child" of a person has the same meaning as in the Migration Act.

"citizenship course" means a course of instruction designed to impart an understanding of ways of life in Australia and of the rights and duties of an Australian citizen.

"English course" means a course of instruction in the English language.

"functional English" has the same meaning as in the Migration Act.

"independent school" means a school or institution in Australia, other than a school or institution conducted by the Government of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory, at which primary education or secondary education is, or both are, provided, but does not include a school conducted for the profit, direct or indirect, of an individual or individuals.

"Migration Act" means the Migration Act 1958 .

"parent" of a person has the same meaning as in the Migration Act.

"permanent entry permit" has the same meaning as in the Migration Act as in force immediately before the commencement of section 3 of the Migration Reform Act 1992 .

"permanent visa" has the same meaning as in the Migration Act.

"school authority" , in relation to an independent school, means the person or body conducting the school.

"teaching and learning materials" includes printed materials, audio materials, visual aids and audiovisual aids.

"temporary visa" has the same meaning as in the Migration Act.