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74Meanings of VET officer etc. and official employment
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74 Meanings of VET officer etc. and official employment
Meaning of VET officer
(1) A person is a VET officer if:
(a) the person is or was a *Commonwealth officer (see subsection 179‑15(2)); or
(aa) the person is or was an *officer of a Tertiary Admission Centre (see subsection 179‑15(3B)); or
(b) the person is or was an *officer of a *VET provider (see subclause (2)).
(2) A person is an officer of a VET provider if the person is:
(b) a person who, although not an officer or employee of the provider, performs services for or on behalf of the provider.
Meaning of official employment
(3) Official employment of a *VET officer is:
(a) for a *Commonwealth officer—the performance of duties or functions, or the exercise of powers:
(i) under, or for the purposes of, this Schedule; or
(ii) conferred as described in clause 39GB (about functions and powers under the Regulatory Powers Act); or
(aa) for an *officer of a Tertiary Admission Centre—service as such an officer; or
(b) for an *officer of a VET provider—service as such an officer.