Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM, ASSESSMENT AND REPORTING AUTHORITY ACT 2008 - SECT 3

    In this Act:

"Australian government body" means:

  (a)   the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; or

  (b)   an agency or authority of:

  (i)   the Commonwealth; or

  (ii)   a State; or

  (iii)   a Territory.

"Board" means the Board of the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority.

"CEO" means the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority.

"Chair" means the Chair of the Board.

"Charter" means the charter of the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority as determined from time to time by the Ministerial Council.

"Deputy Chair" means the Deputy Chair of the Board.

"Finance Minister" means the Minister administering the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 .

"member" means a member of the Board and includes the Chair and the Deputy Chair.

"Ministerial Council" means a body (however described) that consists of the Minister of the Commonwealth, and the Minister of each State and Territory, who is responsible, or principally responsible, for matters relating to education.

"personal information" has the same meaning as in section   6 of the Privacy Act 1988 .

"State or Territory Education Minister" means the Minister representing the State or Territory concerned on the Ministerial Council.