{"id":"F2013L00998","name":"Higher Education Provider Approval No. 3 of 2013","slug":"higher-education-provider-approval-no-3-of-2013","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":90746,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2013L00998-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Provider Approval No. 3 of 2013","content":"NOTICE OF APPROVAL\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nHigher Education Support Act 2003\n\nHigher Education Provider Approval No 3 of 2013\n\nApproval under section 16-25, decision under paragraph 16-50(1)(a), and Notice of Approval under paragraph 16-50(1)(b) of the Higher Education Support Act 2003.\n\nI, Alison Cleary, 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 Nan Tien Institute Limited (ACN: 139 338 819 ABN: 80 139 338 819) 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 Nan Tien Institute Limited as required by paragraph 16‑50(1)(a) of HESA; and\n\n(c) hereby give Nan Tien Institute Limited written notice of my approval as required by paragraph 16‑50(1)(b) of HESA.\n\nIn accordance with paragraph 16‑55(2) of HESA this Notice of Approval commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\nDated this ……………………10th……...........................…. day of ………….....June…………….. 2013\n\nSigned ALISON CLEARY\n\nAlison Cleary\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 specific administrative approval instrument issued under the Higher Education Support Act 2003. It has no scope beyond approving a single provider and does not represent an expansion from any original legislative intent. The document performs exactly the function it was designed for."},"complexity_factors":["Single administrative decision document with no operative legislative text","No defined terms section – all terms reference external legislation (Higher Education Support Act 2003)","No conditional logic or exceptions","No cross-references beyond citations to specific sections of HESA","Document length: approximately 200 words","Straightforward procedural format: approval, notation, and notice in one instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"Nan Tien Institute Limited has been approved to operate as an Australian Higher Education Provider. This allows the institute to offer accredited higher‑education courses and makes its students potentially eligible for government financial assistance (such as HELP loans). The approval, signed by Alison Cleary as delegate of the Minister for Tertiary Education, lets the institute compete with other providers and enables students to access public loan schemes to afford their studies."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument implements an approval already contemplated by the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (it approves an application under s 16-25 and provides notice under s 16-50, with commencement per s 16-55(2)). It does not expand or narrow the statutory scheme in the instrument text and does not introduce new obligations, conditions or funding arrangements."},"complexity_factors":["Very limited substantive content: single-purpose approval and notice.","Legal effect depends on cross-referenced HESA provisions (s 16-25, s 16-50, s 16-55(2)).","Administrative delegation and formal signature block establish decision-maker and record.","Commencement tied to registration formalities rather than an operative statutory date.","No detailed conditions, obligations or procedural steps specified in the instrument itself."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument formally approves Nan Tien Institute Limited as a Higher Education Provider under the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (approval under s 16-25) and gives the written notice of that approval required by s 16-50. The decision is made by the Minister’s delegate, Alison Cleary, and the notice takes effect the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments (s 16-55(2)). The notice itself does not set funding, fees or conditions."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-3-of-2013","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-3-of-2013/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-3-of-2013/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-3-of-2013/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-3-of-2013/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-3-of-2013/documents"}}