{"id":"F2011L01046","name":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider Approval (No. 12 of 2011)","slug":"higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-12-of-2011","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":86851,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2011L01046-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider Approval (No. 12 of 2011)","content":"NOTICE OF APPROVAL\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nHigher Education Support Act 2003\n\nVET Provider Approval No 12 of 2011\n\nApproval under clause 6, decision under paragraph 11(1)(a), and notice of approval under paragraph 11(1)(b) of Schedule 1A of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (HESA).\n\nI, Mary-Anne Sakkara, a delegate of the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations for the purposes of clauses 6 and 11 of Schedule 1A of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (HESA):\n\n(a) approve the application of Careers Australia Education Institute Pty Ltd as a VET provider in accordance with clause 6 of Schedule 1A of HESA; and\n\n(b) note that this approval decides the application of Careers Australia Education Institute Pty Ltd as required by paragraph 11(1)(a) of Schedule 1A of HESA; and\n\n(c) hereby give Careers Australia Education Institute Pty Ltd written notice of my approval as required by paragraph 11(1)(b) of Schedule 1A of HESA.\n\nDated this …………9th……………………. day of ……………June……………………….. 2011\n\nSigned…………………………………………\n\nMary-Anne Sakkara\n\nA/g Group Manager\n\nTertiary Frameworks Group\n\nDepartment of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations\n\nDelegate of the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1937},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function intended by Schedule 1A of the Higher Education Support Act 2003: approving a specific VET provider to access Commonwealth assistance schemes. The scope remains limited to the single administrative decision for Careers Australia Education Institute Pty Ltd."},"complexity_factors":["Simple administrative approval format containing no operative legislative text","Single decision affecting one named entity only","Minimal cross-references limited to procedural clauses (clauses 6 and 11) in parent Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is an official government approval that allows **Careers Australia Education Institute Pty Ltd** to offer Commonwealth financial assistance to students.\n\n**What this means:**\n- The provider is now approved to offer **VET FEE-HELP** (a government loan scheme) to students enrolling in their vocational education and training (VET) courses\n- Students studying with this provider can access government loans to pay their tuition fees, which they repay later through the tax system once they earn above a certain income threshold\n\n**Who is affected:**\n- Careers Australia Education Institute (the approved provider)\n- Current and future students enrolling in eligible courses at this provider\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this approval, the provider could not offer government-backed financial assistance. This approval determines whether students can use Commonwealth loans to study at this institution, making vocational education more accessible to people who cannot pay upfront fees."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-12-of-2011","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-12-of-2011/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-12-of-2011/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-12-of-2011/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-12-of-2011/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-12-of-2011/documents"}}