Commonwealth of Australia Migration Regulations 1994 DETERMINATION – MEANING OF ENROLLED IN FULL-TIME STUDY AT AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION 2015 (Subregulation 2.06AAB(3)) I, PETER DUTTON, Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, acting under subregulation 2.06AAB(3) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations): 1. DETERMINE for the purposes of subparagraph 2.06AAB(2)(a)(ii) of the Regulations, that an applicant is enrolled in full-time study in an educational institution if at any time during the period specified in paragraph 2.06AAB(2)(a) of the Regulations, the applicant is either: (a) enrolled in full-time study: (i) at the following educational institutions: 1. primary school; or 2. secondary school or other equivalent educational institution authorised to issue a Senior Secondary Certificate of Education in the relevant State or Territory; and (ii) which involves the applicant's physical attendance at place located in a regional area for the purposes of study for the entire period of study; or (b) enrolled in full‑time study: (i) in a course leading to the award of an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Level 1 qualification or higher, where: 1. for courses leading to the award of an AQF Level 1 qualification—the applicant is limited to undertaking a single course at that level for the purposes of full‑time study under this Instrument; or 2. for courses leading to the award of an AQF Level 2 qualification or higher—the applicant may undertake one or more courses at those levels for the purposes of full-time study under this Instrument; 3. if at any time the applicant undertakes more than one course concurrently, only one course may be considered for the purposes of full-time study for that time under this Instrument; and (ii) at an educational institution authorised to issue an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) qualification; (iii) which involves the applicant's physical attendance at a place located in a regional area for the purposes of study for the entire period of study; and (iv) for the purpose of this paragraph (b), does not include study which is wholly undertaken: 1. online; 2. by correspondence or by distance; or 3. otherwise on an external study basis. (c) for the purposes of this Instrument: (i) contact hours has the meaning given by regulation 1.03 of the Regulations; (ii) enrolled means the applicant has enrolled and commenced study at the educational institution; (iii) full-time study is taken to be: 1. for the purposes of paragraph (a) of this Instrument, the period of study determined as full-time study by the applicant's educational institution; 2. for the purposes of paragraph (b) of this Instrument either: (a) the period of study determined as full-time study by the applicant's educational institution; or (b) if the applicant's educational institution does not determine full-time study, a period of study which comprises at least 20 contact hours per week. (iv) regional area is specified under subclause 1404(4) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations. This Instrument, IMMI 15/070 commences on 18 April 2015. Dated 8 April 2015 Peter Dutton Minister for Immigration and Border Protection