{"id":"F2009L01617","name":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider Approval (No. 16 of 2009)","slug":"higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-16-of-2009","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":78409,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L01617-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider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. 16 of 2009)","content":"NOTICE OF APPROVAL\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nHigher Education Support Act 2003\n\nVET Provider Approval (No 16 of 2009)\n\nApproval pursuant to clause 6 of Schedule 1A and notice of approval pursuant to paragraph 11 (1)(b) of Schedule 1A of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (HESA).\n\nI, CRAIG ROBERTSON, a delegate of the Minister for Education for the purposes of clauses 6 and 11 of Schedule 1A of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (HESA) have approved ParaPharm Pty Ltd as a VET provider and:\n\n(a) note that the application of ParaPharm Pty Ltd for approval as a VET provider has been decided as required by clause 11(1)(a) of Schedule 1A of HESA; and\n\n(b) pursuant to clause 11(1)(b) of Schedule 1A of HESA, hereby give written notice of my approval to the applicant.\n\nIn accordance with clause 12(2)(a) of Schedule 1A of HESA this notice of approval takes effect on the day immediately after the last day on which a House of the Parliament could have passed a resolution disallowing it.\n\nDated this ………28th……………. day of …April…………………….. 2009\n\nSigned…………………………………………\n\nCraig Robertson\n\nGroup Manager\n\nTertiary Skills and Productivity Group\n\nDepartment of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations\n\nDelegate of the Minister for Education","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2270},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument exercises existing powers under Schedule 1A of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 to approve a specific VET provider. It does not expand or alter the scope of the parent Act; it simply implements the existing approval framework for one applicant."},"complexity_factors":["Single administrative action concerning one specific corporate entity (ParaPharm Pty Ltd)","No operative text beyond the approval itself and citation of empowering statutory clauses (Schedule 1A, clauses 6, 11, and 12)","No defined terms, conditions, or substantive rules within the instrument itself"],"plain_english_summary":"This document officially approves **ParaPharm Pty Ltd** as a registered vocational education and training (VET) provider under the *Higher Education Support Act 2003*.\n\n**What this means:**\n- ParaPharm can now deliver vocational courses where students may access Commonwealth financial assistance (such as government-subsidised loans to pay for their studies)\n- The approval was granted by a senior government official acting as a delegate of the Minister for Education\n- The approval took effect after a mandatory waiting period during which Parliament could have blocked it (a standard oversight mechanism called 'disallowance')\n\n**Why it matters:**\nOnly approved providers can offer training that attracts government funding support. This approval allows students to use Commonwealth assistance schemes when studying with ParaPharm."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-16-of-2009","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-16-of-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-16-of-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-16-of-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-16-of-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-16-of-2009/documents"}}