{"id":"F2007L00843","name":"Higher Education Provider Approval (No. 6 of 2007)","slug":"higher-education-provider-approval-no-6-of-2007","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":64617,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L00843-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Provider Approval (No. 6 of 2007)","content":"INSTRUMENT OF APPROVAL\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nHigher Education Support Act 2003\n\nHigher Education Provider Approval (No. 6 of 2007)\n\nApproval and notice of approval pursuant to subsection 16-50(1) of the Higher Education Support Act 2003.\n\nI, COLIN WALTERS, delegate of the Minister for Education, Science and Training, for the purposes of subsection 16-50(1) of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (‘the HESA’) hereby:\n\n(a) approve the following body corporate as a higher education provider:\n\nMelbourne Institute for Experiential and Creative Arts Therapy Incorporated\n\n(b) give notice of that approval to that body corporate.\n\nIn accordance with section 16-55 of the HESA and subsection 12(3) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003, this approval takes effect on the day after the last day on which a House of Parliament could have passed a resolution disallowing the notice.\n\nDated this…26th.….. day of……March…….... 2007\n\n(signed)\n\nCOLIN WALTERS\n\nGroup Manager, Higher Education Group\n\nDepartment of Education, Science and Training","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does what it says on its face: it approves and notifies a named incorporated body as a higher education provider under subsection 16-50(1) of the HESA and sets the commencement rule (section 16-55 and Legislative Instruments Act s12(3)). There is no indication within the text that the scope of the approval differs from that stated purpose or that additional powers, conditions or limitations are being created or removed by this instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose instrument that performs one administrative action (approval and notice).","Cross-references to other statutes for effect and timing (Higher Education Support Act 2003 s16-50(1) and s16-55; Legislative Instruments Act 2003 s12(3)), requiring readers to consult those provisions to understand full consequences.","Decision made by a delegated official (administrative discretion recorded by signature), introducing an element of delegation to trace in the administrative chain.","Commencement hangs on the parliamentary disallowance period, so legal effect is time-delayed and contingent on parliamentary oversight."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument records that, under the Higher Education Support Act 2003, a delegate of the Minister has approved and notified Melbourne Institute for Experiential and Creative Arts Therapy Incorporated as a “higher education provider.” The approval takes effect after the parliamentary disallowance period. It confers legal designation only—without setting funding, conditions, fees or compliance obligations—which would arise separately under HESA and related rules; it directly affects the named body and administratively involves the Department and Parliament."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a discrete administrative approval instrument exercising a specific statutory power under section 16-50 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose; it simply approves one specific body corporate as a higher education provider, which is precisely what the legislative framework contemplates."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose administrative instrument with no defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislative provisions beyond basic statutory citations (HESA sections 16-50 and 16-55, Legislative Instruments Act subsection 12(3))","No conditional logic, exceptions, or operative provisions beyond the straightforward approval and notice","Extremely short (approximately 150 words of operative content)","Standard template format used for routine administrative approvals"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is an official government approval that allows a specific organisation — **Melbourne Institute for Experiential and Creative Arts Therapy Incorporated** — to become a **higher education provider** under Australian law.\n\n**What this means:**\n- The organisation can now offer **higher education courses** (such as university-level degrees and diplomas)\n- Students at this institute may become eligible for **government financial assistance** (like HELP loans) to pay for their studies\n- The approval was granted by a senior education official acting on behalf of the Minister for Education\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- For the institute: It gains official recognition and can access significant government funding schemes\n- For students: They can access subsidised tuition and income-contingent loans that make study more affordable\n- The approval follows a specific legal process where Parliament has a chance to review and potentially reject the decision (though this rarely happens)"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-6-of-2007","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-6-of-2007/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-6-of-2007/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-6-of-2007/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-6-of-2007/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-6-of-2007/documents"}}