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Commonwealth Functions (Statutes Review) Act 1981
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159 Interpretation
Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after the definition of scholarship in subsection (1) the following definitions:
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 university as defined by the Commonwealth Tertiary Education Commission Act 1977 or a college of advanced education as defined by that Act.
Secretary means the Secretary to the Department of Education.
State includes the Northern Territory.