14Interpretation

14 Interpretation

(1) In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears:

approved authority, in relation to a non‑government teachers college, means such person or body as the Minister declares, in writing, to be an approved authority of that college for the purposes of this section.

college purposes, in relation to a college of advanced education, means:

(a) the general teaching purposes of the college in connection with courses of advanced education provided at the college (including preparatory work in connection with such courses);

(b) the provision by the college of courses of continuing education in accordance with a program of continuing education of the college that is approved by the responsible authority for the State in which the college is situated; and

(c) building projects of the college, not being building projects involving the purchase of land, in relation to each of which the total expenditure does not exceed $50,000 or an amount equal to 0.25% of the amount specified in the column of Schedule 8 that relates to the year in which work on the project was commenced, whichever is the lesser amount.

(2) In sections 23, 24 and 25, references to a certificate by a qualified accountant shall be read as references to a certificate signed by:

(a) a person who is registered as a company auditor or a public accountant under a law of a State or Territory;

(b) a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia or of the Australian Society of Accountants; or

(c) a person approved by the Minister as a qualified accountant for the purposes of those sections.