Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts In this Act, unless
the contrary intention appears —
accredited , in relation to a course of study,
means accredited for the purposes of this Act as provided by section 16;
Australian Qualifications Framework means the
framework of educational qualification stated in the implementation handbook
for that framework published by the Australian Qualifications Framework
Advisory Board as in force from time to time;
Australian university means an education
institution, or part of an education institution, that —
(a) was
originally established in Australia; and
(b) is
established or recognised as a university by or under a written law of this
State, the Commonwealth, another State, the Australian Capital Territory or
the Northern Territory;
Australian university college means an education
institution, or part of an education institution, that —
(a) was
originally established in Australia; and
(b) is
established or recognised as a university college by or under a written law of
this State, the Commonwealth, another State, the Australian Capital Territory
or the Northern Territory;
authorised non-university institution means a
non-university institution that is authorised under section 12 to provide a
higher education course;
company has the same meaning as in the
Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth;
course provider , in relation to a higher
education course, means the education institution that provides, offers to
provide or proposes to provide the course;
education institution means a company or other
body that provides, offers to provide or proposes to provide a course of
study;
education Minister means the Minister of State of
the Commonwealth, for a State, the Australian Capital Territory or the
Northern Territory who is principally responsible for the administration of
the law relating to higher education in the respective jurisdiction;
higher education advisory committee means a person
or persons appointed under section 20;
higher education award means a qualification
referred to in the Australian Qualifications Framework as a qualification that
is issued in the higher education sector;
higher education course means a course of study
that entitles a person who satisfies the course requirements to the conferral
of a higher education award;
ministerial accreditation , in relation to a
higher education course, means accreditation under section 18;
National Protocols means —
(a) the
National Protocols for Higher Education Approval Processes approved by the
Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs on 31
March 2000, as amended from time to time; or
(b) if
the regulations declare a document to be in substitution for that protocol
— a reference to the substitute document, as amended from time to time;
non-university institution means an education
institution that is not —
(a) an
Australian university; or
(ba) an
Australian university college; or
(b) a
recognised overseas university;
overseas university means an education institution
that —
(a) was
originally established in another country; and
(b) is
established, recognised or accredited as a university by the appropriate
authorities of that country;
payment agreement means an agreement referred to
in section 28;
provider’s authorisation means an
authorisation granted for a non-university institution under section 14;
recognised overseas university has the meaning
given in section 8;
represent has the meaning given in section 5;
section 10 determination , in relation to an
education institution, means a determination made under section 10;
self-accrediting authorisation means an
authorisation granted for a non-university institution under section 13B.
[Section 3 amended: No. 40 of 2009 s. 4.]