Higher Education Legislation Amendment Act (No. 3) 2002 (Cth)

Higher Education Legislation Amendment Act (No. 3) 2002

No. 112, 2002

An Act to amend the Higher Education Funding Act 1988, and for related purposes

Contents 1 Short title................................... 2 Commencement............................... 3 Schedule(s)..................................

Schedule 1—Amendment of the Higher Education Funding Act 1988

Higher Education Legislation Amendment Act (No. 3) 2002

No. 112, 2002

An Act to amend the Higher Education Funding Act 1988, and for related purposes

[Assented to 2 December 2002]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Higher Education Legislation Amendment Act (No. 3) 2002.

2 Commencement

This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3 Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendment of the Higher Education Funding Act 1988

1 After section 2A Insert:

2B Application

Chapter 5C and any regulations made for the purposes of that Chapter extend to every external Territory.

2 After Chapter 5B Insert:

Chapter 5C—The provision of higher education in the external Territories

Part 5C.1—Preliminary

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.