Interpretation
4 Interpretation
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
advanced education institution means means an institution in Australia that, under an approval of the Secretary, is to be treated as an advanced education institution for the purposes of Part IV;
Commonwealth authority means;
a body corporate incorporated, whether before or after the commencement of section 11 of the Commonwealth Teaching Service Amendment Act 1988, for a public purpose by an Act, by regulations made under an Act or by or under a law of a Territory (other than the Northern Territory), being a body employing staff otherwise than under this Act; or
an authority or body, not being a body corporate, established, whether before or after the commencement of section 11 of the Commonwealth Teaching Service Amendment Act 1988, for a public purpose by, or in accordance with the provisions of, an Act, regulations made under an Act or law of a Territory (other than the Northern Territory), being an authority or body employing staff otherwise than under this Act;
Commonwealth school means a school conducted by the Commonwealth, by the Administration of a Territory or by a prescribed authority;
full‑time student means a student included in a class of students that, under an approval of the Secretary, is to be treated as a class of students engaged in full‑time study for the purposes of Part IV;
member of the Service means a person appointed as an officer, or engaged as a temporary employee, in accordance with Part III;
part‑time student means a student other than a full‑time student;
prescribed authority means an authority or body, whether incorporated or unincorporated, that:
is established for a public purpose by, or in accordance with the provisions of:
an Act;
regulations made under an Act; or
a law of a Territory; and
is declared by the regulations to be a prescribed authority for the purposes of this Act;
relevant staff organisation, in relation to a position, means an organisation:
that is registered under the Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904; and
for membership of which a person holding the position would be eligible;
returned soldier has the same meaning as in the Public Service Act 1922;
scholarship means a Commonwealth Teaching Service Scholarship provided for by Part IV;
school means a school or any similar institution at which pre‑school, primary, secondary or technical or further education is provided, but does not include a higher education institution within the meaning of the Employment, Education and Training Act 1988;
Secretary means the Secretary to the Department;
specified defence service has the same meaning as in the Public Service Act 1922;
State includes the Northern Territory;
teaching duties includes:
the administration of a school; and
other duties connected with the teaching or other services provided at a school, being duties for the performance of which experience as a teacher is an advantage;
the Service means the Commonwealth Teaching Service;
University means a University in Australia, and includes:
a University College in Australia; or
an institution that, under an approval of the Secretary, is to be treated as a University for the purposes of Part IV.
In this Act, a reference to teaching duties in a school includes:
the inspection or supervision of persons engaged in teaching duties; and
other duties connected with the teaching or other services provided by an authority conducting two or more schools, being duties for the performance of which experience as a teacher is an advantage.
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