{"id":"F2008L02860","name":"Higher Education Provider Approval (No. 6 of 2008)","slug":"higher-education-provider-approval-no-6-of-2008","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":74743,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L02860-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Provider Approval (No. 6 of 2008)","content":"INSTRUMENT OF APPROVAL\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nHigher Education Support Act 2003\n\nHigher Education Provider Approval (No 6 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 for the purposes of section\n\n16-25 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (‘the HESA’) have approved Cengage Education Pty Ltd as a higher education provider under that section of the HESA, and:\n\na) note that the application of Cengage Education 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\nb) pursuant to paragraph 16-50(1)(b) of the HESA give notice of my approval to Cengage Education 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 29th day of July 2008\n\n\\[signed\\]\n\nColin Walters\n\nGroup Manager, Higher Education Group\n\nDepartment of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1365},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument is a specific administrative approval for one education provider. Its scope is precisely limited to approving Cengage Education Pty Ltd under section 16-25 of the HESA, with no expansion beyond this single decision."},"complexity_factors":["Single-entity approval with no operative legislative text beyond the approval itself","No definitions section or interpretation clauses","No conditional provisions, exceptions, or nested logic","Straightforward administrative decision citing only statutory authority sections","Length of approximately 150 words with simple declarative structure"],"plain_english_summary":"This document officially approves **Cengage Education Pty Ltd** as a higher education provider under Australian law.\n\n**What this means:**\n* The company can now offer university-level qualifications (like bachelor degrees, diplomas, etc.)\n* Students studying with this provider may become eligible for Commonwealth financial assistance (such as FEE-HELP loans)\n* The company gains the legal status needed to operate as a recognised tertiary institution\n\n**How it works:**\nThe approval is made under the *Higher Education Support Act 2003* by a delegate of the Minister for Education. It is a specific administrative decision (not a law change) that applies only to this one company. The approval becomes active after a standard waiting period during which Parliament could theoretically disallow it (though this rarely happens)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-6-of-2008","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-6-of-2008/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-6-of-2008/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-6-of-2008/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-6-of-2008/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-6-of-2008/documents"}}