Immigration (Education) Act 1973

No. 110 of 1973

AN ACT

To amend the Immigration (Education) Act 1971.

[Assented to 12 October 1973]

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, the Senate and the House of Representatives of Australia, as follows:—

Short title and citation.

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Immigration (Education) Act 1973.

(2) The Immigration (Education) Act 1971 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Immigration (Education) Act 1971–1973.

Commencement.

2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Definitions.

3. Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting the definition of “capital equipment of an educational nature” and substituting the following definition:—

“‘capital equipment of an educational nature’ includes tape recording and playing equipment and portable class-rooms, but does not include any other building;”.

Payments, &c., under arrangements.

4. Section 9 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:—

“(3) An arrangement under section 4 for the provision of courses of instruction by the Government of a State or by the school authority of an independent school may make provision for the Commonwealth to supply, whether as a gift or otherwise, to that Government or school authority capital equipment of an educational nature to be used in the courses.”.

Formal amendments.

5. The Principal Act is amended as set out in the Schedule.

SCHEDULE Section 5

FORMAL AMENDMENTS

1. The following provisions of the Principal Act are amended by omitting the words “of this Act” (wherever occurring):—

Sections 8 and 9(2).

2. Section 12 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting the words “the thirtieth day of June” and substituting the words “30th June”; and

(b) by omitting the words “One thousand nine hundred and seventy-one” and substituting the figures “1971”.

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