South Australian Consolidated Regulations

TECHNICAL AND FURTHER EDUCATION REGULATIONS 1999 - REG 4

4—Interpretation

In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—

"the Act" means the Technical and Further Education Act 1975 ;

"administrative instructions" means administrative instructions issued by the Minister under Part 5;

"college premises", in relation to a college, means the land and buildings acquired or set apart for the purposes of the college;

"college property", in relation to a college, means the land, buildings, equipment and facilities acquired or set apart for the purposes of the college;

"college staff", in relation to a college, means the officers and employees, or employees in the Department, conducting courses for or performing duties at the college;

"college year" means the period from 1 February to 31 January the following year (inclusive);

"council fund" means the money referred to in section 32 of the Act;

"council fund account" means an ADI or Treasury account maintained by a council for the purposes of its council fund;

"director" of a college means the person to whom for the time being the administration and control of the college is committed by the Minister;

"domestic partner" means a person who is a domestic partner within the meaning of the Family Relationships Act 1975 , whether declared as such under that Act or not;

"duty day" means a day on which an officer is required to be on duty;

"duty hour" means an hour during which an officer is required to be on duty;

"industrial award or agreement" means an award or agreement under the Industrial and Employee Relations Act 1994 or the Workplace Relations Act 1996 of the Commonwealth, as in force from time to time;

"medical certificate" means a medical certificate from a legally qualified medical practitioner, or, where an officer does not reside in the vicinity of a legally qualified medical practitioner, such other medical evidence as the Chief Executive Officer requires;

"part-time", in relation to an officer, means an officer employed on the basis that he or she will work in any pay period a specified percentage of the time ordinarily expected of an officer employed on a full-time basis (regardless of the number of working days and the period of time in any one day over which the officer performs the required amount of work in any pay period);

"the previous regulations" means—

            (a)         the Technical and Further Education Regulations 1976 (see Gazette 29.4.1976 p2233 ), as varied; or

            (b)         the Technical and Further Education Regulations 1997 (see Gazette 28.8.1997 p565 ), as varied; or

            (c)         the Technical and Further Education Regulations 1998 (see Gazette 10.8.1998 p854 ), as varied;

"spouse"—a person is the spouse of another if they are legally married;

"student" means a person enrolled at or attending a course or class at a college;

"the Union" means the South Australian Branch of the Australian Education Union.