74Meanings of VET officer etc. and official employment

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.