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Service Act 1999 of the Commonwealth;
       d) a Department of State of a State or Territory; or
       e) an organisation that:
          (i) is not an entity; and
          (ii) is either established by the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory (whether under a law or not) to carry on an enterprise or established for a public purpose by an Australian law; and
          (iii) can be separately identified by reference to the nature of the activities carried on through the organisation or the location of the organisation whether or not the organisation is part of a department or branch described in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) or of another organisation of the kind described in this paragraph.
government training contract means a contract that a registered training organisation has with the Commonwealth or a state or territory (or a statutory authority of a state or territory) under which it receives funding in relation to the provision by the registered training organisation of vocational education and training.
High managerial agent means an employee or agent of the organisation with duties of such responsibility that his or her conduct may fairly be assumed to represent the organisation in relation to the business of providing courses.
Independent validation means, for the purposes of Clause 1.25, that the validation is carried out by a validator or validators who:
       a) are not employed or subcontracted by the RTO to provide training and assessment; and
       b) have no other involvement or interest in the operations of the RTO.
Industry means the bodies that have a stake in the services provided by RTOs. These can include, but are not limited to:
       a) enterprise/industry clients, e.g. employers;
       b) group training organisations;
       c) industry organisations;
       d) industry regulators;
       e) industry skills councils or similar bodies;
       f) industry training advisory bodies; and
       g) unions.
Industry and Skills Council means the Commonwealth, State and Territory ministerial council established by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG), or its successor.
Industry engagement, for the purposes of Clauses 1.5 & 1.6, may include, but is not limited to, strategies such as:
       a) partnering with local employers, regional/national businesses, relevant industry bodies and/or enterprise RTOs;
       b) involving employer nominees in industry advisory committees and/or reference groups;
       c) embedding staff within enterprises;
       d) networking in an ongoing way with industry networks, peak bodies and/or employers;
       e) developing networks of relevant employers and industry representatives to participate in assessment validation; and
       f) exchanging knowledge, staff, and/or resources with employers, networks and industry bodies.
Industry expert means an individual who has relevant specialised industry or subject matter expertise who is engaged by the RTO on the basis of that expertise. Industry experts must have relevant vocational competencies and have