27Interpretation

27 Interpretation

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

approved auditor means, in relation to the furnishing of a statement for the purposes of a condition of a grant of financial assistance to a State under this Part:

(a) the Auditor‑General of that State; or

(b) a person, other than a person who is an officer of, or otherwise employed in, the instrumentality of the State that is responsible, or principally responsible for the administration of technical and further education in that State, who is approved by the Commission as a person competent to furnish such a statement.

technical and further education means education provided by way of a course of instruction or training:

(a) that is, or that is preparatory to, a course of a kind relevant to a trade, technical or other skilled occupation; or

(b) that otherwise meets the educational needs of persons who are not enrolled in a full‑time course of primary or secondary education at a school;

but does not include education by way of a course of study that is, for the purposes of this Act, a course of advanced education.

year to which this Part applies means the year 1982, the year 1983 or the year 1984.