{"id":"F2007L01402","name":"Higher Education Provider Approval (No. 7 of 2007)","slug":"higher-education-provider-approval-no-7-of-2007","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":65760,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L01402-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Provider Approval (No. 7 of 2007)","content":"INSTRUMENT OF APPROVAL\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nHigher Education Support Act 2003\n\nHigher Education Provider Approval (No. 7 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\nWilliam Angliss Institute of TAFE\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 11 day of May 2007\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":"This instrument records a single exercise of approval power conferred by the HESA; it does not amend or expand the statutory scheme within the text. The instrument does not, on its face, change the scope of the existing legislative framework — it simply applies the existing approval power to the named body and sets the timing for effect under the disallowance rules cited."},"complexity_factors":["Single, discrete administrative action (approval of one named body).","References to external statutory provisions (subsection 16-50(1) and section 16-55 of the HESA; subsection 12(3) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003) for authority and timing.","No internal criteria, conditions or consequential provisions included in the instrument (low internal legal complexity).","Use of delegated decision-making (identifies a delegate rather than the Minister), which requires checking external delegation instruments for fuller context.","Interaction with parliamentary disallowance procedure creates a timing dependency on an external process."],"plain_english_summary":"The instrument formally approves William Angliss Institute of TAFE as a “higher education provider” under the Higher Education Support Act 2003, signed by Ministerial delegate Colin Walters. It takes legal effect after the parliamentary disallowance period and simply records that approval; it does not itself set conditions, funding, entitlements, costs, or the factual/legal basis for the decision."},"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 HESA. It has no scope beyond approving one named institution as a higher education provider, which is precisely the purpose of the power it exercises."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose administrative instrument with no defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation 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 language used for all provider approvals under this Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is an official government approval that allows **William Angliss Institute of TAFE** to operate as a **higher education provider** under Australian law.\n\n**What this means:**\n- **Higher education provider** is a special legal status that allows an institution to receive Commonwealth funding and offer government-supported university-level qualifications (like bachelor degrees, diplomas, and advanced diplomas).\n- This approval was made under the *Higher Education Support Act 2003*, which is the main law governing how the federal government funds universities and similar institutions.\n\n**Who made the decision:**\n- Colin Walters, acting as a **delegate** (someone given official power to act on behalf of the Minister for Education, Science and Training).\n\n**When it takes effect:**\n- The approval becomes active after a waiting period during which Parliament could have objected (this is a standard transparency measure called \"disallowance\")."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-7-of-2007","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-7-of-2007/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-7-of-2007/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-7-of-2007/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-7-of-2007/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-7-of-2007/documents"}}