{"id":"F2016L00462","name":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - Revocation of Approval as a VET Provider (Phoenix Institute of Australia Pty Ltd)","slug":"higher-education-support-act-2003-revocation-of-approval-as-a-vet-provider-phoenix-institute-of-aust","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":129060,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2016L00462-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - Revocation of Approval as a VET Provider (Phoenix Institute of Australia Pty Ltd)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nDETERMINATION OF REVOCATION OF APPROVAL\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nHigher Education Support Act 2003\n\nDetermination of revocation of approval as a VET provider under subclause 33(1) of Schedule 1A to the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (the Act)\n\nI, Subho Banerjee, a delegate of the Minister for Vocational Education and Skills for the purposes of subclause 33(1) of Schedule 1A to the Act:\n\na) hereby determine that, with effect from the day this determination is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments, the approval of Phoenix Institute of Australia Pty Ltd ABN 37 084 806 575 (Phoenix) as a VET provider is revoked; and\n\nb) shall cause a copy of this determination to be given to Phoenix as required under subclause 34(3) of Schedule 1A to the Act.\n\nIn accordance with subclause 34(5) of Schedule 1A to the Act, this determination takes effect on the day the determination is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\nDated this 23rd DAY OF MARCH 2016\n\nSubho Banerjee\n\nDeputy Secretary\n\nDelegate of the Minister for Vocational Education and Skills","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1900},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination remains strictly limited to its original purpose: revoking approval for a specific VET provider under the existing statutory framework. It exercises exactly the administrative power conferred by subclause 33(1) of Schedule 1A to the Higher Education Support Act 2003 without expanding beyond that authority."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative clause with no conditional logic or exceptions","No defined terms requiring technical explanation","Minimal cross-referencing (only the empowering provision in the parent Act)","One-page administrative determination with straightforward binary legal effect"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument cancels Phoenix Institute of Australia Pty Ltd’s approval as a Commonwealth‑recognised VET provider, immediately cutting its access to government funding (including VET FEE‑HELP) and the ability to deliver subsidised vocational training.  \n\nThat change directly affects Phoenix and its current and prospective students, who lose access to government financial assistance and may need to transfer courses. The revocation is a serious regulatory action taken under delegated powers in the Higher Education Support Act 2003 and takes effect on registration."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-revocation-of-approval-as-a-vet-provider-phoenix-institute-of-aust","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-revocation-of-approval-as-a-vet-provider-phoenix-institute-of-aust/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-revocation-of-approval-as-a-vet-provider-phoenix-institute-of-aust/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-revocation-of-approval-as-a-vet-provider-phoenix-institute-of-aust/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-revocation-of-approval-as-a-vet-provider-phoenix-institute-of-aust/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-revocation-of-approval-as-a-vet-provider-phoenix-institute-of-aust/documents"}}