{"id":"F2009L01213","name":"Higher Education Provider Approval (No. 3 of 2009)","slug":"higher-education-provider-approval-no-3-of-2009","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":122106,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L01213-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Provider Approval (No. 3 of 2009)","content":"INSTRUMENT OF APPROVAL\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nHigher Education Support Act 2003\n\nHigher Education Provider Approval (No 3 of 2009)\n\nApproval pursuant to section 16-25 and notice of approval pursuant to paragraph 16-50(1)(b).\n\nI, FIONA BUFFINTON, a delegate of the Minister for Education for the purposes of section 16-25 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (‘the HESA’) have approved the Southern Cross College of the Assemblies of God in Australia as a higher education provider under that section of the HESA, and:\n\na) note that the application of the Southern Cross College of the Assemblies of God in Australia for approval as a higher education provider has thereby been decided as required by paragraph 16-50(1)(a) of the HESA; and\n\nb) pursuant to paragraph 16-50(1)(b) of the HESA give notice of my approval to the Southern Cross College of the Assemblies of God in Australia.\n\nIn accordance with section 16-55 of the HESA and subsection 12(3) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003, this notice of approval takes effect on the day after the last day on which a House of Parliament could have passed a resolution disallowing it.\n\nDated this 27 day of March 2009\n\n(Signed)\n\nFIONA BUFFINTON\n\nGroup Manager, Higher Education Group\n\nDepartment of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a discrete administrative approval instrument that performs exactly the function intended under section 16-25 of the HESA - approving a specific entity as a higher education provider. It has not expanded beyond its original statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose administrative instrument (only approves one specific provider)","No defined terms section - relies entirely on definitions in the parent Act (HESA)","Minimal conditional logic - straightforward approval with standard procedural references","Short length (approximately 200 words of substantive content)","Only references 3 sections of the parent Act (16-25, 16-50, 16-55) and one subsection of the Legislative Instruments Act","No exceptions, exemptions, or nested conditions within the instrument itself"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument formally approves Southern Cross College of the Assemblies of God in Australia to operate as a higher education provider under the Higher Education Support Act 2003. It lets the college offer university‑level qualifications and makes students potentially eligible for Commonwealth financial assistance (such as HELP), subject to ongoing government quality and accountability requirements. The approval, signed by Fiona Buffinton as delegate of the Minister for Education, takes effect after the statutory parliamentary waiting period."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not change the substantive scope of the Higher Education Support Act; it simply approves the named college as a HESA provider and gives notice of that decision. Its effect is limited to the single approval and its commencement timing (per s16-55 and Legislative Instruments Act s12(3))."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose administrative instrument limited to approving one named provider","References to specific HESA provisions (s16-25, para 16-50(1)(a)/(b), s16-55) and Legislative Instruments Act s12(3)","Formal notice and disallowance-timing mechanism determine commencement (procedural complexity only)","Decision made by a delegate rather than Parliament directly (administrative-authority detail)","No operational conditions, funding terms, or ongoing compliance rules set out in the instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"Approves the Southern Cross College of the Assemblies of God in Australia as a higher education provider under the Higher Education Support Act 2003. The Minister’s delegate, Fiona Buffinton, records and gives formal notice of that decision.  \n\nThe approval takes effect the day after the final day a House of Parliament could disallow it (per section 16-55 and Legislative Instruments Act s12(3)). The instrument therefore directly affects the named college and those who rely on its HESA provider status."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-3-of-2009","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-3-of-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-3-of-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-3-of-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-3-of-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-3-of-2009/documents"}}