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in regulation 1.08.
competent authority, in relation to an adoption (including a prospective adoption), means:
 (a) for Australia:
 (i) in the case of an adoption to which the Adoption Convention applies—a State Central Authority within the meaning of the Family Law (Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption) Regulations 1998; and
 (ii) in the case of an adoption to which a bilateral adoption arrangement applies—a competent authority within the meaning of paragraph (b) of the definition of competent authority in subsection 4(1) of the Family Law (Bilateral Arrangements—Intercountry Adoption) Regulations 2023; and
 (iii) in any other case—the child welfare authorities of an Australian State or Territory; and
 (b) for an Adoption Convention country—a Central Authority within the meaning of the Family Law (Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption) Regulations 1998; and
 (c) for an overseas jurisdiction that is declared under section 5 of the Family Law (Bilateral Arrangements—Intercountry Adoption) Regulations 2023 to be a prescribed overseas jurisdiction for the purposes of that instrument—a person, body or office in the prescribed overseas jurisdiction responsible for approving the adoption of children; and
 (d) for any other overseas country—a person, body or office in that overseas country responsible for approving the adoption of children.
competent English has the meaning given by regulation 1.15C.
complying entrepreneur activity: see regulation 5.19E.
complying investment—see regulation 5.19B.
complying premium investment: see regulation 5.19D.
complying significant investment: see regulation 5.19C.
concession period: see regulation 1.15N.
condition means a condition set out in a clause of Schedule 8, and a reference to a condition by number is a reference to the condition set out in the clause so numbered in that Schedule.
confirmation of enrolment, in relation to a student and a registered provider, means a confirmation by the registered provider that the student is enrolled in a registered course provided by the registered provider, as required by section 19 of the Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000.
contact hours, for a course for a period, means the total number of hours in the period for which students enrolled in the course are scheduled to attend classes for teaching purposes, course‑related information sessions, supervised study sessions and examinations.
contributory parent newborn child means:
 (a) a child (other than an adopted child) of a parent, born at a time when that parent holds:
 (i) a Subclass 173 (Contributory Parent (Temporary)) visa; or
 (ii) a bridging visa if the last substantive visa held by that parent was a Subclass 173 (Contributory Parent (Temporary)) visa; or
 (b) a child (other than an adopted child) of a parent, born at a time when that parent holds:
 (i) a Subclass 884 (Contributory Aged Parent (Temporary)) visa; or
 (ii) a bridging visa if the last substantive visa