{"id":"F2008L01334","name":"Higher Education Provider Approval (No. 4 of 2008)","slug":"higher-education-provider-approval-no-4-of-2008","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":73585,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L01334-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Provider Approval (No. 4 of 2008)","content":"INSTRUMENT OF APPROVAL\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nHigher Education Support Act 2003\n\nHigher Education Provider Approval (No 4 of 2008)\n\nApproval pursuant to section 16-25 and notice of approval pursuant to paragraph 16-50(1)(b).\n\nI, COLIN WALTERS, a delegate of the Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations for the purposes of section 16-25 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (‘the HESA’) have approved Whitehouse Institute Pty Ltd as a higher education provider under that section of the HESA, and:\n\n(a) note that the application of Whitehouse Institute Pty Ltd for approval as a higher education provider has thereby been decided as required by paragraph 16-50(1)(a) of the HESA; and\n\n(b) pursuant to paragraph 16-50(1)(b) of the HESA give notice of my approval to\n\nWhitehouse Institute Pty Ltd.\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 5th day of May 2008\n\nCOLIN WALTERS\n\nGroup Manager, Higher Education Group\n\nDepartment of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations","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 broader scope. It performs exactly the function intended: granting approval to a specific higher education provider under the Higher Education Support Act 2003."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose administrative instrument (approval of one specific provider)","No defined terms section","No conditional logic or nested exceptions","Straightforward procedural document referencing only standard statutory provisions","Length: approximately 200 words","No cross-references beyond basic statutory citations"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument formally approves Whitehouse Institute Pty Ltd as a higher education provider under the Higher Education Support Act 2003, enabling it to participate in Commonwealth funding and student loan (HELP) schemes. Signed by Colin Walters as delegate to the Minister for Education on 5 May 2008, it takes effect after the statutory parliamentary disallowance period."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument implements an existing statutory power to approve a provider; it does not change who may be approved, the approval criteria, or HESA’s substantive scope. It merely applies the approval mechanism in s16-25 and the notification rules at para 16-50 to Whitehouse Institute Pty Ltd."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow substantive effect: approval of a single named provider rather than a regulatory scheme change","Relies on delegated administrative power under s16-25 HESA","Cross-references and procedural timing governed by HESA paragraphs 16-50 and section 16-55","Commencement mechanics reference the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 (subsection 12(3)), adding a formal timing step","Imposes ongoing compliance obligations on the approved provider under existing HESA rules (administrative burden for the provider)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument formally approves Whitehouse Institute Pty Ltd as a higher education provider under the Higher Education Support Act 2003, using the Minister’s delegated power (s16-25 HESA). It records that the application has been decided (para 16-50(1)(a)) and gives notice of approval (para 16-50(1)(b)), which means the provider becomes subject to the entitlements and compliance obligations that the HESA attaches to approved providers; the decision is an administrative exercise of delegated discretion."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-4-of-2008","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-4-of-2008/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-4-of-2008/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-4-of-2008/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-4-of-2008/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-4-of-2008/documents"}}