{"id":"F2008L03247","name":"Higher Education Provider Approval (No. 8 of 2008)","slug":"higher-education-provider-approval-no-8-of-2008","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":75344,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L03247-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Provider Approval (No. 8 of 2008)","content":"INSTRUMENT OF APPROVAL\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nHigher Education Support Act 2003\n\nHigher Education Provider Approval (No 8 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 16-25 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (‘the HESA’) have approved Gestalt Therapy Brisbane Pty Ltd as a higher education provider under that section of the HESA, and:\n\na) note that the application of Gestalt Therapy Brisbane 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 Gestalt Therapy Brisbane 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 23rd 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":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not change the statutory scope of the Higher Education Support Act 2003; it applies existing approval and notice procedures to a named organisation (approval under s16-25, decision/notice steps per para 16-50(1)(a)-(b)) and sets the operative timing consistent with s16-55 and Legislative Instruments Act s12(3)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow administrative function: single-purpose approval of a named entity","Relies on delegated decision-making authority under HESA (s16-25)","Procedural notices required by specific HESA provisions (para 16-50(1)(a) and (b))","Effect-timing governed by disallowance mechanics (s16-55 and Legislative Instruments Act s12(3))","No substantive regulatory criteria, conditions, or ongoing obligations are set out in the instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument formally approves Gestalt Therapy Brisbane Pty Ltd as a higher education provider under the Higher Education Support Act 2003, records that the application decision has been made, and gives notice of that approval to the provider. The approval formally takes effect after the parliamentary disallowance period has passed (see section 16-55 of the Act and subsection 12(3) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a discrete administrative approval instrument with no scope beyond its stated purpose of approving a single higher education provider. It has not evolved or expanded beyond its original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose administrative instrument (approval of one specific provider)","No defined terms section","No conditional logic or nested exceptions","Straightforward procedural references to parent Act (HESA 2003)","Length: approximately 200 words","No substantive legislative drafting—essentially a form letter with legal citations"],"plain_english_summary":"Gestalt Therapy Brisbane Pty Ltd has been formally approved to operate as an Australian higher education provider, enabling it to offer tertiary-level courses and potentially participate in government student-assistance programs (like HELP). The approval, signed by a senior education official on behalf of the Minister, is a legal licence required to market and run accredited higher‑education study in Australia."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-8-of-2008","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-8-of-2008/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-8-of-2008/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-8-of-2008/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-8-of-2008/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-provider-approval-no-8-of-2008/documents"}}