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EDUCATION SERVICE PROVIDERS (FULL FEE OVERSEAS STUDENTS) REGISTRATION ACT 1991 - SECT 3

3 .         Interpretation

        (1)         In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears — 

        authorised person means a person authorised in writing by the chief executive officer;

        chief executive officer means the chief executive officer of the department;

        department means the department through which this Act is administered;

        education service means any instruction or training or both whether given as a course or not and includes such other means of providing education as may be prescribed;

        education service provider means a university, a college or a school and any other person or body of persons providing an education service;

        enrol means to enrol a student for the purposes of providing the student with an education service;

        full fee means the full average cost of providing a full fee overseas student with an education service including both recurrent and capital costs;

        full fee overseas student means a student who holds a student visa in force under the Migration Act 1958 of the Commonwealth and in relation to whom a full fee is paid for an education service;

        registered means registered under this Act;

        statutory education service provider means an education service provider established under an Act or an education service provider who is a Minister of the Crown.

        (2)         In this Act “statutory education service provider” is a reference to — 

            (a)         if the statutory education service provider is not a Minister of the Crown, the person or body conducting the education service provider;

            (b)         if the statutory education service provider is a Minister of the Crown, the person designated by that Minister under subsection (3).

        (3)         Where a Minister is a statutory education service provider the Minister shall by notice in writing published in the Government Gazette designate a person as the designated person for the purposes of subsection (2)(b).

        [Section 3 amended by No. 24 of 2000 s. 13(1).]



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