Western Australian Numbered Acts

HIGHER EDUCATION ACT 2004 (NO. 73 OF 2004) - SECT 3

3 .         Interpretation

                In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears —

        “accredited” , in relation to a course of study, means accredited for the purposes of this Act as provided by section 16;

        “Australian university” means an education institution that —

            (a)         was originally established in Australia; and

            (b)         is established or recognised as a university by or under a written law of this State, the Commonwealth, another State, the Australian Capital Territory or the Northern Territory;

        “authorised non-university institution” means a non-university institution that is authorised under section 12 to provide a higher education course;

        “company” has the same meaning as in the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth;

        “course provider” , in relation to a higher education course, means the education institution that provides, offers to provide or proposes to provide the course;

        “education institution” means a company or other body that provides, offers to provide or proposes to provide a course of study;

        “education Minister” means the Minister of State of the Commonwealth, for a State, the Australian Capital Territory or the Northern Territory who is principally responsible for the administration of the law relating to higher education in the respective jurisdiction;

        “higher education advisory committee” means a person or persons appointed under section 20;

        "higher education award" means —

            (a)         a degree or higher degree;

            (b)         a diploma, advanced diploma, graduate diploma or certificate, if the course of study relating to it is classified as higher education in the course descriptions published by the Australian Qualifications Framework Advisory Board; or

            (c)         any other award, if the course of study relating to it is classified as higher education in the course descriptions published by the Australian Qualifications Framework Advisory Board;

        “higher education course” means a course of study that entitles a person who satisfies the course requirements to the conferral of a higher education award;

        "National Protocols" means the National Protocols for Higher Education Approval Processes approved by the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs on 31 March 2000, as amended from time to time;

        “ministerial accreditation” , in relation to a higher education course, means accreditation under section 18;

        “non-university institution” means an education institution that is not —

            (a)         a recognised Australian university; or

            (b)         a recognised overseas university;

        “overseas university” means an education institution that —

            (a)         was originally established in another country; and

            (b)         is established, recognised or accredited as a university by the appropriate authorities of that country;

        “provider’s authorisation” means authorisation given to a non-university institution under section 14;

        “recognised Australian university” has the meaning given in section 7;

        “recognised overseas university” has the meaning given in section 8;

        “represent” has the meaning given in section 5;

        “section 10 determination” , in relation to an education institution, means a determination under section 10 that the institution meets the criteria for recognition as a university.