Board of Senior Secondary Studies Act 1997

An educational institution is a recognised educational institution if it—

provides, or offers to provide, courses suitable for senior secondary education; and

is either—

established or registered under a Commonwealth or State law; or

a school declared under subsection (2).

State includes the Northern Territory (see Legislation Act, dict, pt 1).

The Minister may declare a school to be a recognised educational institution if the school—

is established and operates in another country; and

does not operate in Australia; and

has entered into an agreement with the board in relation to 1 or more of the following:

the accreditation by the board of courses taught by the school;

the assessment by the board of the school’s students;

the issue by the board of certificates of attainment to the school’s students;

the exercise of other functions of the board in relation to the provision of senior secondary education by the school.

A declaration is a notifiable instrument.