{"id":"F2012L02166","name":"Higher Education Provider Approval No. 11 of 2012","slug":"higher-education-provider-approval-no-11-of-2012","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":90137,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L02166-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Provider Approval No. 11 of 2012","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.png)\n\nHigher Education Provider Approval No. 11 of 2012\n\nmade under section 16-25 and paragraph 16-50(1)(b) of the\n\nHigher Education Support Act 2003\n\nCompilation No. 1\n\nCompilation date: 20 January 2024\n\nIncludes amendments: F2024L00087\n\nAbout this compilation\n\nThis compilation\n\nThis is a compilation of the Higher Education Provider Approval No. 11 of 2012 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 20/01/2024 (the compilation date).\n\nThe notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.\n\nUncommenced amendments\n\nThe effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.\n\nApplication, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments\n\nIf the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.\n\nModifications\n\nIf the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.\n\nSelf‑repealing provisions\n\nIf a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.\n\nNOTICE OF APPROVAL\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nHigher Education Support Act 2003\n\nHigher Education Provider Approval No 11 of 2012\n\nApproval under section 16-25, decision under paragraph 16-50(1)(a), and Notice of Approval under paragraph\n\n16-50(1)(b) of the Higher Education Support Act 2003.\n\nI, Lyndal Groom, a delegate of the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research for the purposes of sections 16-25 and 16-50 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (HESA):\n\n(a) approve the application of The Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors Pty. Ltd. (ACN: 077 738 035) as a Higher Education Provider in accordance with section 16‑25 of HESA; and\n\n(b) note that this approval decides the application of The Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors Pty Ltd as required by paragraph 16‑50(1)(a) of HESA; and\n\n(c) hereby give The Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors Pty Ltd written notice of my approval as required by paragraph 16‑50(1)(b) of HESA.\n\nDated this ………………………Thirtieth…...........................…. day of …………............October.………………………..2012\n\nSigned…………………………………………\n\nDr Lyndal Groom\n\nA/g General Manager\n\nStudent Support Branch\n\nTertiary Quality and Participation Division\n\nDepartment of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education\n\nDelegate of the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research\n\n> Note: Endnotes\n\n> Note: Endnote 1—About the endnotes\n\nThe endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.\n\nThe following endnotes are included in every compilation:\n\nEndnote 1—About the endnotes\n\nEndnote 2—Abbreviation key\n\nEndnote 3—Legislation history\n\nEndnote 4—Amendment history\n\nAbbreviation key—Endnote 2\n\nThe abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.\n\nLegislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4\n\nAmending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.\n\nThe legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.\n\nThe amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.\n\nMisdescribed amendments\n\nA misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe how an amendment is to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, then the misdescribed amendment can be incorporated through an editorial change made under section 15V of the Legislation Act 2003.\n\nIf a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the amendment is not incorporated and “(md not incorp)” is added to the amendment history.\n\n> Note: Endnote 2—Abbreviation key\n\n| ad = added or inserted                         | orig = original                     |\n| ---------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------- |\n| am = amended                                   | par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s)  |\n| amdt = amendment                               | /sub‑subparagraph(s)                |\n| c = clause(s)                                  | pres = present                      |\n| C[x] = Compilation No. x                       | prev = previous                     |\n| Ch = Chapter(s)                                | (prev…) = previously                |\n| def = definition(s)                            | Pt = Part(s)                        |\n| Dict = Dictionary                              | r = regulation(s)/rule(s)           |\n| disallowed = disallowed by Parliament          | reloc = relocated                   |\n| Div = Division(s)                              | renum = renumbered                  |\n| exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have | rep = repealed                      |\n| effect                                         | rs = repealed and substituted       |\n| F = Federal Register of Legislation            | s = section(s)/subsection(s)        |\n| gaz = gazette                                  | Sch = Schedule(s)                   |\n| LA = Legislation Act 2003                      | Sdiv = Subdivision(s)               |\n| LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003         | SLI = Select Legislative Instrument |\n| (md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment       | SR = Statutory Rules                |\n| cannot be given effect                         | Sub‑Ch = Sub‑Chapter(s)             |\n| mod = modified/modification                    | SubPt = Subpart(s)                  |\n| No. = Number(s)                                | underlining = whole or part not     |\n| o = order(s)                                   | commenced or to be commenced        |\n| Ord = Ordinance                                |                                     |\n\n> Note: Endnote 3—Legislation history\n\n| Name                                                                          | Registration                   | Commencement     | Application, saving and transitional provisions |\n| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------ | ---------------- | ----------------------------------------------- |\n| Higher Education Provider Approval No. 11 of 2012                             | 12 November 2012 (F2012L02166) | 13 November 2012 |                                                 |\n| Higher Education Provider Approval (No. 11 of 2012) Amendment Instrument 2024 | 19 January 2024 (F2024L00087)  | 20 January 2024  |                                                 |\n\n> Note: Endnote 4—Amendment history\n\n| Provision affected | How affected   |\n| ------------------ | -------------- |\n| paragraph (a)      | am F2024L00087 |\n| paragraph (b)      | am F2024L00087 |\n| paragraph (c)      | am F2024L00087 |\n| commencement text  | rep LA s48D    |","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The compiled instrument approves the named company as a higher education provider. Endnotes show paragraphs (a)–(c) were amended by F2024L00087 (see endnotes 3–4), but the approval continues to apply to the same named entity in the compiled text. There is no indication in the compilation that the substantive scope of who is approved was expanded or narrowed."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose administrative instrument: a one-page approval notice with minimal operative content.","Operative effect depends on cross-reference to HESA (ss 16-25 and 16-50), so understanding consequences requires consulting the Act.","Decision made by a delegate introduces administrative discretion in approval decisions.","Compilation includes amendment history and endnotes (including a 2024 amendment), adding procedural traceability but little substantive complexity.","Potential interpretive questions about whether later amendments altered wording or effect (amendments limited to paragraphs (a)–(c)).","Interaction with the broader HESA scheme (eligibilities and downstream effects) creates peripheral legal complexity beyond the instrument itself."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument records the Minister’s delegate approving The Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors Pty Ltd as a Higher Education Provider under sections 16‑25 and 16‑50 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003. Mechanically, it is the formal written notice of that approval and the delegate’s decision required by the Act. It directly affects the named company and the Department’s administrative status for that provider."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a specific administrative approval instrument for a single higher education provider. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of approving The Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors Pty Ltd as a Higher Education Provider. The 2024 amendments appear to be technical updates rather than scope expansion."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose administrative instrument (approval of one specific provider)","Only 3 operative paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) setting out the approval, decision, and notice","No defined terms section within the instrument itself (relies on parent Act definitions)","Minimal cross-referencing (only references to sections 16-25 and 16-50 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003)","Amendment history is straightforward (one amending instrument in 2024 affecting all three paragraphs)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument officially approves The Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors Pty Ltd as a Higher Education Provider under the Higher Education Support Act 2003, enabling it to offer recognised higher education courses and access Commonwealth programs. Amended in January 2024, the approval matters because it permits the provider’s students to access government support (such as HELP loans) and lets the institution operate within the regulated higher education system."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-11-of-2012","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-11-of-2012/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-11-of-2012/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-11-of-2012/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-11-of-2012/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-11-of-2012/documents"}}