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93                 Transitional—things done under the VET Guidelines 2015...................62

Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes……………………………………………………………………………..64
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key……………………………………….....…………..65
Endnote 3—Legislation history .......………………………………………….…...66
Endnote 4—Amendment history…………………………………………………...67

Part 1—Preliminary

  1    Name

 This is the Higher Education Support (VET) Guideline 2015.

  3    Authority

        This instrument is made under the Higher Education Support Act 2003.

 5  Definitions

        Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act.

        In this instrument:

        academic matters includes matters relating to student progress, assessment, curriculum and awards in a VET course of study.

        Act means the Higher Education Support Act 2003.

        ADI means an authorised deposit-taking institution within the meaning of the
        Banking Act 1959.

        affected unit has the meaning given by paragraph 16(2)(b).

        agent or associate has the meaning given by section 27.

        Australian Consumer Law means Schedule 2 to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 as applied under Subdivision A of Division 2 of Part XI of that Act,
        Australian Core Skills Framework means the document that:
            (a)    is made by the Department; and
            (b)    sets out the national framework for foundation skills that assists specialist and non-specialist English language literacy and numeracy practitioners describe an individual's performance in the 5 core skills of learning, reading, writing, oral communication and numeracy;
        as the document exists on 1 January 2016.

             Note: The document could in 2015 be viewed on the Department's website (www.education.gov.au).

        ceases to provide an eligible VET course of study has the meaning given by section 13.

        cold-calling has a meaning affected by subsection 25(4).

        Commonwealth assistance notice has the meaning given by section 80.

        eligible VET course of study: a VET course of study is an eligible VET course of study if each of the VET units of study forming part of the course meet the course requirements for VET FEE-HELP assistance under clause 45 of Schedule 1A to the Act.

        Exceptional circumstances: see subsections 58AD(2) and (3).

        exempt body means a body that, under subclause 8(1) or 20(2) of Schedule 1A to the Act, is exempt from complying with the VET tuition assurance requirements.

        full fee-paying student has the meaning given by subsection 45(2).

        National Partnership Agreement on Skills Reform means the National Partnership Agreement on Skills Reform signed by the Council of Australian Governments on 13 April 2012, as in force on 1 January 2016.

        non-academic matters includes:
           (a)    matters relating to a VET provider that do not relate to student progress, assessment, curriculum or awards in a VET course of study; and
           (b)    complaints relating to personal information that a VET provider holds in relation to a student enrolled as a VET student in a VET unit of study with the VET provider.

        NVETR Act means the National Vocational Education