{"id":"F2009L01674","name":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider Approval (No. 18 of 2009)","slug":"higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-18-of-2009","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":78505,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L01674-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider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. 18 of 2009)","content":"NOTICE OF APPROVAL\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nHigher Education Support Act 2003\n\nVET Provider Approval No 18 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 Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology as a VET provider and:\n\n(a) note that the application of Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology 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 ………………1st ……. day of …………May…………….. 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":2856},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument applies existing provisions of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 to approve a specific education provider; it does not expand or alter the scope of the parent legislation."},"complexity_factors":["Administrative instrument requiring cross-reference to specific clauses (6, 11, 12) in Schedule 1A of the parent Act for full procedural context","Commencement mechanism tied to parliamentary disallowance timeframes rather than a fixed date","Minimal text operating within a broader statutory framework of provider accreditation"],"plain_english_summary":"This document formally approves the **Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)** as a **VET provider** under the *Higher Education Support Act 2003* (HESA).\n\n**What this means:**\n- RMIT is authorised to deliver **Vocational Education and Training (VET)** courses with access to Commonwealth government support and funding mechanisms\n- The approval is granted by a delegated official (the Group Manager, Tertiary Skills and Productivity Group) exercising powers under Schedule 1A of HESA\n- The approval takes effect after a parliamentary disallowance period expires (a review window where either House of Parliament could have rejected the decision)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis approval determines which institutions can access federal funding to offer subsidised vocational training. Without this status, RMIT could not offer Commonwealth-supported VET places under this Act."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-18-of-2009","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-18-of-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-18-of-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-18-of-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-18-of-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-18-of-2009/documents"}}