{"id":"F2007L00166","name":"Higher Education Provider Approval (No. 1 of 2007)","slug":"higher-education-provider-approval-no-1-of-2007","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":68347,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L00166-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Provider Approval (No. 1 of 2007)","content":"INSTRUMENT OF APPROVAL\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nHigher Education Support Act 2003\n\nHigher Education Provider Approval (No. 1 of 2007)\n\nApproval and notice of approval pursuant to subsection 16-50(1) of the Higher Education Support Act 2003.\n\nI, LOIS SPARKES, delegate of the Minister for Education, Science and Training, for the purposes of subsection 16-50(1) of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (‘the HESA’) hereby:\n\n(a) approve the following body corporate as a higher education provider:\n\nInternational Conservatorium of Music (Aust)\n\n(b) give notice of that approval to that body corporate.\n\nIn accordance with section 16-55 of the HESA and subsection 12(3) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003, this approval takes effect on the day after the last day on which a House of Parliament could have passed a resolution disallowing the notice.\n\nDated this……18th…... day of…..January... 2007\n\n(Signed)\n\nLOIS SPARKES\n\nA/g Group Manager, Higher Education Group\n\nDepartment of Education, Science and Training","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a discrete administrative approval instrument with no evolving scope. It performs exactly one function: approving a single named entity as a higher education provider. There is no indication of scope creep or expansion beyond this original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose administrative instrument—only approves one specific entity","No defined terms section","No conditional logic or exceptions","Minimal cross-references (only cites two sections of parent legislation for procedural authority)","Extremely short (under 200 words)","Straightforward declarative format with no nested provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is an official government approval that allows a specific music school—**International Conservatorium of Music (Aust)**—to become a recognised **higher education provider** under Australian law.\n\n**What this means:**\n- The school can now offer **university-level qualifications** (like bachelor degrees) that are officially recognised by the Australian Government.\n- Students at this institution may become eligible for **government financial assistance** (such as HELP loans) to pay for their studies.\n- The approval was granted by a senior education official acting on behalf of the Minister for Education.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this approval, the conservatorium could not legally call itself a higher education provider or access the funding and student support schemes that come with that status. This is essentially the government 'tick of approval' that lets the institution operate as a legitimate university-level music school."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not change or expand the scope of the enabling law in its text; it performs a single, narrow function: to approve the International Conservatorium of Music (Aust) as a higher education provider and to give notice of that approval, with effect determined by the parliamentary disallowance timetable (as cited: subsection 16-50(1) and section 16-55 of the HESA, and subsection 12(3) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003). It does not add conditions, obligations, or fees that would broaden the scope of the approval beyond the statutory authorisation referenced."},"complexity_factors":["Single-subject instrument: approves one named body corporate only.","Relies on cross-references to HESA (subsection 16-50(1) and section 16-55) and Legislative Instruments Act subsection 12(3) for effectivity rather than specifying an explicit effective date.","Decision made by a delegate rather than the Minister; introduces an element of administrative delegation but no detailed delegation criteria in the text.","No conditions, reporting requirements, fees, or operational obligations specified in the instrument, reducing regulatory complexity.","Formal legal formality (signature and parliamentary disallowance mechanism) adds a procedural step but not substantive regulatory complexity."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument is a formal notice under the Higher Education Support Act 2003 approving International Conservatorium of Music (Aust) as an approved higher education provider. Signed by a delegate of the Minister (Lois Sparkes) on 18 January 2007, it takes effect after the parliamentary disallowance period. It confers approval only; it does not set conditions, funding, fees or compliance obligations."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-1-of-2007","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-1-of-2007/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-1-of-2007/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-1-of-2007/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-1-of-2007/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-1-of-2007/documents"}}