Teaching English to new arrivals—definitions
92 Teaching English to new arrivals—definitions
Definitions
In this Act:
eligible humanitarian new arrival means a person:
who is an eligible new arrival; and
who holds a visa specified in a determination made under subsection (2).
eligible new arrival means a person:
whose first language is not English; and
who satisfies criteria determined under subsection (3) for being a person newly arrived in Australia; and
to whom one or more of the following subparagraphs applies:
the person is an Australian citizen;
the person holds a permanent visa in force under the Migration Act 1958;
the person is included in a permanent visa in force under that Act;
the person has his or her permanent home in the Territory of Christmas Island or in the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands;
the person satisfies criteria determined under subsection (4).
intensive ESL course means a course designed to teach English as a second language to eligible new arrivals by means of intensive instruction.
Determinations
The Minister may, by determination, specify a visa for the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of eligible humanitarian new arrival in subsection (1).
The Minister may specify a visa by reference to a class of visas (see subsection 13(3) of the Legislation Act 2003).
The Minister may determine criteria for being a person newly arrived in Australia for the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of eligible new arrival in subsection (1).
The Minister may determine criteria for the purposes of subparagraph (c)(v) of the definition of eligible new arrival in subsection (1).
Subsection 12(2) (retrospective application of legislative instruments) of the Legislation Act 2003 does not apply in relation to a determination made under subsection (4).
A determination made under this section is a legislative instrument.
Determinations made under the former Act
The following table has effect:
Determinations made under the former Act | ||
Item | A determination, made by the relevant Minister for the purposes of the following provision of section 4 of the former Act and in force on 31 December 2008 ... | is taken to be a determination made under the following subsection of this section ... |
1 | paragraph (b) of the definition of eligible humanitarian new arrival | subsection (2). |
2 | paragraph (b) of the definition of eligible new arrival | subsection (3). |
3 | subparagraph (c)(v) of the definition of eligible new arrival | subsection (4). |
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