{"id":"F2008L03051","name":"Higher Education Provider Approval (No. 7 of 2008)","slug":"higher-education-provider-approval-no-7-of-2008","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":75087,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L03051-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Provider Approval (No. 7 of 2008)","content":"INSTRUMENT OF APPROVAL\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nHigher Education Support Act 2003\n\nHigher Education Provider Approval (No 7 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 Carrick Higher Education Pty Ltd as a higher education provider under that section of the HESA, and:\n\na) note that the application of Carrick Higher 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 Carrick Higher 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 5th day of August 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":2008},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly as described—granting approval to a specific entity without expanding beyond the administrative function authorized by the Higher Education Support Act 2003."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose administrative instrument affecting only one named entity","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Only cites three specific sections of the primary legislation","Document length under 250 words"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument grants **Carrick Higher Education Pty Ltd** official status as a **higher education provider** under the *Higher Education Support Act 2003*.\n\n**What this means:**\n- Carrick can now award university-level qualifications (such as bachelor degrees and diplomas)\n- Students may become eligible for Commonwealth financial support (like HELP loans)\n- The company enters Australia's regulated higher education sector and must meet quality standards\n\n**Key details:**\n- **Decision maker:** Colin Walters, acting under delegation from the Minister for Education\n- **Legal power used:** Section 16-25 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003\n- **Effective date:** The day after the period for parliamentary disallowance ends (a standard procedural safeguard)\n\nThis is a single-purpose administrative approval allowing a specific private entity to operate as a regulated university-level institution."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-7-of-2008","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-7-of-2008/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-7-of-2008/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-7-of-2008/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-7-of-2008/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-7-of-2008/documents"}}