{"id":"F2012L02310","name":"Higher Education Provider Approval No. 13 of 2012","slug":"higher-education-provider-approval-no-13-of-2012","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":90292,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L02310-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Provider Approval No. 13 of 2012","content":"NOTICE OF APPROVAL\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nHigher Education Support Act 2003\n\nHigher Education Provider Approval No.13 of 2012\n\nApproval under section 16-25, decision under subsection 16-50(1)(a), and notice of approval under paragraph 16-50(1)(b) of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (the Act)\n\nI, Dr Lyndal Groom, a delegate of the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research:\n\n(a) approve the application of TAFE SA (ABN: 67 828 419 300) as a higher education provider pursuant to section 16-25 of the Act;\n\n(b) note that this approval decides the application of TAFE SA pursuant to subsection 16-50(1)(a) of the Act; and\n\n(c) hereby give TAFE SA written notice of approval pursuant to subsection 16-50(1)(b) of the Act.\n\nThis notice of approval takes effect on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\nDated this 20th day of November 2012\n\nDr Lyndal Groom\n\nA/g General Manager\n\nDelegate of the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a discrete administrative approval instrument that performs exactly the function intended under section 16-25 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003—granting provider status to a specific applicant. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single administrative instrument with no defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond basic statutory citations","Straightforward conditional logic: three simple declaratory paragraphs (a), (b), (c)","No exceptions, exemptions, or nested conditions","Total length: approximately 150 words","Standard template format used for all provider approvals under the Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is an official government approval that allows **TAFE SA** (South Australia's technical and further education provider) to operate as a **higher education provider** under Australian law.\n\n**What this means:**\n- TAFE SA can now offer **bachelor degrees and other higher education qualifications** (not just vocational certificates and diplomas)\n- Students studying these higher education courses at TAFE SA become eligible for **government financial support** like HELP loans (the student loan system where you pay back the government once you earn enough)\n\n**Who made this decision:**\nDr Lyndal Groom, acting on behalf of the Minister for Tertiary Education, approved TAFE SA's application under the *Higher Education Support Act 2003*.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis approval expanded TAFE SA's role from a vocational trainer to a university-equivalent institution, giving South Australian students more local options for degrees with government-subsidised fees and loans."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument records an administrative approval of a single application by TAFE SA under the existing Higher Education Support Act 2003. It does not amend the Act or change the statutory scope; it simply implements the Act's approval and notice provisions for the named applicant (see section 16-25; subsection 16-50(1)(a); paragraph 16-50(1)(b))."},"complexity_factors":["Single administrative action approving one named applicant (TAFE SA) reduces procedural complexity","References to multiple provisions of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (section 16-25; subsection 16-50(1)(a); paragraph 16-50(1)(b)) introduce minor legal-formal complexity","Effectiveness tied to registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments adds a procedural timing dependency","Delegated decision-making (approval by a Ministerial delegate) requires attention to delegation but is straightforward in this document","Document is short and contains no ancillary conditions, schedules or cross-references to additional regulatory requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"TAFE SA (ABN 67 828 419 300) is formally approved as a higher education provider under the Higher Education Support Act 2003. The decision, dated 20 November 2012, was made by Dr Lyndal Groom as delegate of the Minister and takes effect the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments. This instrument records and gives written notice of that approval."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-13-of-2012","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-13-of-2012/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-13-of-2012/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-13-of-2012/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-13-of-2012/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-13-of-2012/documents"}}