means a course that:

(a) is provided through a mixture of distance education and either or both of the following:

(i) residential education;

(ii) face‐to‐face education; and

means a payment of the kind mentioned in paragraph 10(1)(b) that is made under an agreement made under section 10.

includes, but is not limited to, the following:

(a) publicising this Act, its objects and how it achieves those objects;

(b) monitoring or evaluating the effectiveness of this Act in advancing its objects;

means:

(a) a State or Territory; or

(b) a university or other institution providing post‐secondary education; or

means the Minister administering the

Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997

.

means the 2001 calendar year, the 2013 calendar year, or any calendar year between those years.

has the same meaning as in section 16‐1 of the

Higher Education Support Act 2003

.

means:

(a) a member of the Aboriginal race of Australia; or

(b) a descendant of the Indigenous inhabitants of the Torres Strait Islands.

means a payment (other than an ABSTUDY payment) that is made under an agreement made under this Act.

, in relation to an agreement made under section 10, means the party, or each party, making the agreement with the Commonwealth.

, in relation to an agreement made under section 10, means the specified in the agreement.

, in relation to an agreement made under section 10, means the specified in the agreement.

means the Australian Capital or the Northern .

means an institution in a State or Territory that:

(a) is registered as an institution providing vocational education and training by the appropriate State or Territory authority; and