{"id":"F2013L00781","name":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider Approval (No. 18 of 2013)","slug":"higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-18-of-2013","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":90484,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2013L00781-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider Approval (No. 18 of 2013)","content":"NOTICE OF APPROVAL\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nHigher Education Support Act 2003\n\nVET Provider Approval No 18 of 2013\n\nApproval under subclause 6(1), decision under paragraph 11(1)(a), and notice of approval under paragraph 11(1)(b) of Schedule 1A to the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (the Act).\n\nI, Lyndal Groom, a delegate of the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research\n\n(a) approve the application of GP Links Wide Bay Ltd (ACN: 138 320 662 ABN: 13 138 320 662) as a VET provider in accordance with subclause 6(1) of Schedule 1A to the Act; and\n\n(b) note that this approval decides the application of GP Links Wide Bay Ltd as required by paragraph 11(1)(a) of Schedule 1A to the Act; and\n\n(c) hereby give GP Links Wide Bay Ltd written notice of my approval as required by paragraph 11(1)(b) of Schedule 1A to the Act.\n\nIn accordance with subclause 12(2) of Schedule 1A to the Act this notice of approval commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\nDated this …………………13th...............…. day of …………...May………….. 2013\n\nLyndal Groom\n\nDr Lyndal Groom\n\nGeneral Manager\n\nDelegate of the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a discrete administrative approval instrument issued under specific powers in the Higher Education Support Act 2003. It does not alter the scope of the parent legislation; it merely exercises existing authority to approve one specific provider. The scope remains exactly as intended by the original Act — individual provider approvals under a scheduled framework."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose administrative instrument (approval notice only)","No defined terms section — all terms reference the parent Act","No conditional logic or exceptions within the instrument itself","Extremely short (approximately 200 words)","Operates entirely by reference to existing statutory provisions (subclauses 6(1), 11(1)(a), 11(1)(b), and 12(2) of Schedule 1A to the Higher Education Support Act 2003)","No substantive legislative drafting — purely executory (carrying out a decision already authorised by the parent Act)"],"plain_english_summary":"GP Links Wide Bay Ltd (ACN 138 320 662) has been formally approved as a vocational education and training (VET) provider under the Higher Education Support Act 2003. This approval (dated 13 May 2013, effective the day after registration) lets the organisation participate in Commonwealth VET funding programs and can make its students eligible for government assistance. The decision was made by a Ministerial delegate."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument approves the applicant as submitted and follows statutory procedures set out in Schedule 1A. It does not add, remove or modify statutory powers, conditions or obligations in the Act and gives no indication that the scope of the approval differs from the application or the relevant provisions of the Act."},"complexity_factors":["Single, routine administrative decision rather than multi-part regulatory framework","Clear statutory cross-references (Schedule 1A: subclause 6(1), paragraph 11(1)(a)/(b), subclause 12(2)) but no new regulatory conditions","No operational rules, fees, or compliance obligations set out in the instrument itself","Limited parties involved (applicant and Minister’s delegate) and a single commencement trigger (registration on FRLI)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument formally approves GP Links Wide Bay Ltd (ACN 138 320 662) as a VET provider under Schedule 1A of the Higher Education Support Act 2003. A delegate of the Minister (Dr Lyndal Groom) made the decision, gave written notice, and set the approval to start the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments. It affects GP Links by authorising its status as a VET provider under the Act and matters because it completes the statutory step required to be treated as an approved provider under that schedule."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-18-of-2013","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-18-of-2013/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-18-of-2013/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-18-of-2013/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-18-of-2013/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-18-of-2013/documents"}}