{"id":"F2013L00439","name":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - Revocation of Approval as a Higher Education Provider (Gordon Institute of TAFE)","slug":"higher-education-support-act-2003-revocation-of-approval-as-a-higher-education-provider-gordon-insti","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":172725,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2013L00439-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-04","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - Revocation of Approval as a Higher Education Provider (Gordon Institute of TAFE)","content":"NOTICE OF REVOCATION OF APPROVAL\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nHigher Education Support Act 2003\n\nRevocation of approval as a higher education provider on request by the body under subsection 22‑40(1) of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (the Act)\n\nIn accordance with subsection 22-40(1) of the Act, on 24 January 2013, Gordon Institute of TAFE requested in writing that the Minister revoke its approval as a higher education provider.\n\nNotice of revocation of approval under subsection 22-40(3) of the Act\n\nI, Dr Lyndal Groom, a delegate of the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research\n\nfor the purposes of section 22-40 of the Act:\n\n(a) hereby revoke the approval of Gordon Institute of TAFE as a higher education provider, Instrument of Approval No F2006L00721 dated 2 March 2006, and registered on the\n\nFederal Register of Legislative Instruments on 9 March 2006, pursuant to subsection\n\n22-40(1) of the Act; and\n\n(b) shall cause of a copy of this notice to be given to Gordon Institute of TAFE as required\n\nunder subsection 22-40(3) of the Act.\n\nThe revocation shall take effect on 22 March 2013.\n\nDated this 7th day of March 2013\n\nDr Lyndal Groom\n\nGeneral Manager\n\nDelegate of the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1568},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly one function: revoking approval for a single provider as requested. It does not expand beyond the original statutory purpose of section 22-40 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003, which specifically provides for voluntary revocation of provider status."},"complexity_factors":["Single administrative action with no subordinate provisions","No defined terms or interpretation sections","Minimal cross-referencing (only cites the enabling section 22-40)","Linear chronological structure (request, decision, effective date)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or discretionary factors to weigh"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is a **notice that removes Gordon Institute of TAFE's official status as a higher education provider**.\n\n**What happened:**\n- On 24 January 2013, Gordon Institute of TAFE asked the Minister to cancel its approval (essentially, they wanted to stop being a university-level provider).\n- On 7 March 2013, the Minister's delegate agreed to this request.\n- The cancellation took effect on **22 March 2013**.\n\n**What it means:**\n- Gordon Institute of TAFE was no longer able to offer Commonwealth-supported university places (HECS-HELP/FEE-HELP) from that date.\n- This cancelled their original approval granted on 2 March 2006 (Instrument No. F2006L00721).\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Current and prospective students at Gordon Institute of TAFE from March 2013 onwards.\n- The institution itself, which lost access to federal higher education funding programs."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-revocation-of-approval-as-a-higher-education-provider-gordon-insti","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-revocation-of-approval-as-a-higher-education-provider-gordon-insti/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-revocation-of-approval-as-a-higher-education-provider-gordon-insti/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-revocation-of-approval-as-a-higher-education-provider-gordon-insti/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-revocation-of-approval-as-a-higher-education-provider-gordon-insti/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-revocation-of-approval-as-a-higher-education-provider-gordon-insti/documents"}}