Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A01049:clause:1_106zl
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A01049
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Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 106ZL
Character Range: 1400–4261

106ZL  Definitions

 (1) In this Chapter, unless the contrary intention appears:

Australian Qualifications Framework means the framework for recognition and endorsement of qualifications established by the Council:
 (a) comprised of the Ministers responsible for education, employment, training and youth affairs (howsoever called) for the Commonwealth and each State; and
 (b) known as the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs;
to give effect to agreed standards in relation to the provision of education in Australia.

Note: State is defined in section 3 to include the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.

Australian Qualifications Framework Register means the Register:
 (a) that is called the Register of Authorities empowered by Government to Accredit Post‑compulsory Education and Training; and
 (b) that is maintained by the advisory board to the Australian Qualifications Framework.

higher education award means:
 (a) a degree, status, title or description of bachelor, master or doctor; or
 (b) an award of graduate diploma or graduate certificate; or
 (c) another award prescribed by regulation for the purposes of this definition.

listed self‑accrediting entity means a person whose name is included, or who owns or controls a business name that is included, in the list of Higher Education Institutions (Self‑accrediting) contained in the Australian Qualifications Framework Register as the name of a university or other higher education institution empowered to issue its own qualifications.

National Protocols has the same meaning as in Chapter 4A.

 (2) In this Chapter, a reference to a person operating, or purporting to operate, in an external Territory:
 (a) as a university, or part of a university, providing courses leading to higher education awards; or
 (b) as another provider of courses leading to higher education awards;
includes a reference to a person operating, or purporting to operate, as such a university, part of a university or other provider in or from that Territory by means of any of the following telecommunication devices:
 (c) a computer adapted for communicating by way of the Internet or another communications network;
 (d) a television receiver adapted to allow the viewer to transmit information by way of a cable television network or other communications network;
 (e) a telephone;
 (f) any other electronic device.

 (3) In this Chapter, a reference to a person offering, or purporting to offer, in an external Territory, courses leading to higher education awards, includes a reference to such a person offering, or purporting to offer, such courses in or from that Territory by means of any of the telecommunication devices referred to in subsection (2).

Part 5C.2—Limitations upon operations of certain persons in the external Territories