Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2023C00380:clause:4_4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2023C00380
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 4 cl 4
Character Range: 187261–189617

4  After subsection 23(10B)
Insert:
 (10C) For the purposes of this Act:
full year course means:
 (a) a course of education that starts:
 (i) on 1 January; or
 (ii) after 1 January and before 1 April; or
 (iii) on 1 July; or
 (iv) after 1 July and before 1 August;
  and lasts for more than 30 weeks (including vacations); or
 (b) an articulated short course sequence whose first course starts:
 (i) on 1 January; or
 (ii) after 1 January and before 1 April; or
 (iii) on 1 July; or
 (iv) after 1 July and before 1 August;
  and the length of whose courses (including vacations) add up to more than 30 weeks.
 (10D) For the purposes of this Act:
late starting course means:
 (a) a course of education that starts:
 (i) on 1 April; or
 (ii) after 1 April and before 1 July; or
 (iii) after 31 July;
  and lasts for more than 30 weeks (including vacations); or
 (b) an articulated short course sequence whose first course starts:
 (i) on 1 April; or
 (ii) after 1 April and before 1 July; or
 (iii) after 31 July;
  and the length of whose courses (including vacations) add up to more than 30 weeks.
 (10E) In subsections (10C) and (10D):
articulated short course sequence means a sequence of 2 or more articulated short courses that:
 (a) is undertaken by a person during a 12 month period; and
 (b) begins on the first day of the first course in the sequence; and
 (c) ends at the end of the last day of the last course in the sequence.
 (10F) For the purposes of subsection (10E), if:
 (a) a person undertakes at least 2 short courses of education; and
 (b) the person starts the second short course and (if applicable) each subsequent short course:
 (i) within 28 days after completing the immediately preceding short course; or
 (ii) within such longer period after completing the immediately preceding short course as the Secretary approves on being satisfied that this was due to circumstances beyond the person's control; and
 (c) each of the short courses is an approved course of education or study within the meaning of paragraph 1061PB(1)(b); and
 (d) the person may, as a result of undertaking each of the short courses, receive an accreditation or an award from an educational institution for another approved course of education or study within the meaning of paragraph 1061PB(1)(b);
each of the short courses is an articulated short course.