35Interpretation

35 Interpretation

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

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

business college means a college or similar institution, whether incorporated or unincorporated, providing courses of instruction in secretarial studies, but does not include a particular college or institution that provides such courses if the State Tertiary Education Minister for a State notifies the Commonwealth Education Minister that it is not recognized by the State Tertiary Education Minister as a business college and the Commonwealth Education Minister does not approve it as a business college for the purposes of this Part.

business college census date, in relation to a month of the year 1982, 1983 or 1984, means the date in that month declared by the Minister, by notice published in the Gazette, to be the business college census date for that month.

certificate by a qualified accountant means 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 this Part.

Commonwealth Education Minister means the Minister.

non‑government business college means a business college in a State that is not established by the Government of the State or conducted by or on behalf of the Government of the State, but does not include a business college conducted for the profit, direct or indirect, of an individual or individuals.

(2) In this Part, a reference to a course of instruction in secretarial studies shall be read as a reference to a course of instruction in:

(a) shorthand;

(b) typing; or

(c) shorthand and typing;

together with other subjects suitable for preparing persons to perform secretarial duties.