{"id":"F2008L03661","name":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider Approval (No. 2 of 2008)","slug":"higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-2-of-2008","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":75341,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L03661-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider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. 2 of 2008)","content":"NOTICE OF APPROVAL\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nHigher Education Support Act 2003\n\nVET Provider Approval (No 2 of 2008)\n\nApproval pursuant to section 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 SAE Investments (Australia) Pty Ltd as a VET provider and:\n\n(a) note that the application of SAE Investments (Australia) 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 …………2nd……………. day of ………………October……………….. 2008\n\nSigned…………………………………………\n\nCRAIG ROBERTSON\n\nA/g Group 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":1998},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This document exercises existing administrative powers under the Higher Education Support Act 2003; it does not alter the scope or intent of the legislation itself. It is a specific instance of approving a single provider (SAE Investments) for access to the VET-FEE HELP scheme, consistent with the Act's original purpose of regulating higher education and vocational funding."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose administrative instrument (under 300 words)","Minimal cross-referencing (only cites empowering clauses 6, 11 and 12 of Schedule 1A)","Standard template language without nested conditions, exceptions, or defined terms","Procedural content limited to standard disallowance mechanics"],"plain_english_summary":"This document formally approves **SAE Investments (Australia) Pty Ltd** as a VET provider under the *Higher Education Support Act 2003*.\n\n**What this means:**\n*   The company can now offer **VET-FEE HELP** (a government income-contingent loan scheme) to students studying approved vocational education and training (VET) courses\n*   Students can borrow money from the government to pay their tuition fees, repaying later through the tax system only when they earn above a certain income threshold\n\n**Key details:**\n*   **Who approved it:** Craig Robertson, acting as a delegate of the Minister for Education\n*   **When:** 2 October 2008\n*   **When it takes effect:** The day after the last day on which Parliament could have disallowed the decision (a standard review period allowing either House to veto the approval)\n\nThis is an administrative decision approving one specific provider, not a change to the general rules that apply to all education providers."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-2-of-2008","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-2-of-2008/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-2-of-2008/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-2-of-2008/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-2-of-2008/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-2-of-2008/documents"}}