{"id":"F2013L01641","name":"Higher Education Provider Approval No. 4 of 2013","slug":"higher-education-provider-approval-no-4-of-2013","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":91452,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2013L01641-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Provider Approval No. 4 of 2013","content":"NOTICE OF APPROVAL\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nHigher Education Support Act 2003\n\nHigher Education Provider Approval No 4 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, Jessie Borthwick, a delegate of the Minister for Higher Education 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 TAFE Queensland (ABN: 72 898 805 093) 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 TAFE Queensland as required by paragraph 16‑50(1)(a) of HESA; and\n\n(c) hereby give TAFE Queensland written notice of my approval as required by paragraph 16‑50(1)(b) of HESA.\n\nIn accordance with sub-section 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 ………………28th…………...........................…. day of …………............August.……………………….. 2013\n\nJessie Borthwick\n\nHead of Division\n\nTertiary Quality and Student Support Division\n\nDelegate of the Minister for Higher Education","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1135},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a discrete, point-in-time administrative approval made under specific empowering provisions. As a legislative instrument rather than a Bill, it has not undergone legislative development or scope expansion. It performs exactly the function described in its title: approving a single entity as a higher education provider."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose administrative instrument with no substantive legislative text","No definitions or interpretation provisions","Minimal cross-referencing limited to citation of empowering Act sections (ss 16-25, 16-50, 16-55)","Standard template format used for provider approvals","No conditional provisions, exceptions, or operative complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument approves TAFE Queensland as a Commonwealth-recognised higher education provider, allowing it to offer university-level qualifications and access Commonwealth supports (including Commonwealth‑supported places and HECS‑HELP) and other higher education funding. The decision was made by Jessie Borthwick as a delegate under the Higher Education Support Act 2003. It accelerates the “university‑isation” of TAFE, expanding competition and student pathways between vocational and higher education."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-4-of-2013","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-4-of-2013/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-4-of-2013/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-4-of-2013/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-4-of-2013/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-4-of-2013/documents"}}