{"id":"F2011L02178","name":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider Approval (No. 20 of 2011)","slug":"higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-20-of-2011","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":87639,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2011L02178-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider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. 20 of 2011)","content":"NOTICE OF APPROVAL\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nHigher Education Support Act 2003\n\nVET Provider Approval No 20 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 to the Higher Education Support Act 2003.\n\nI, Neil McAuslan, a delegate of the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations for the purposes of clauses 6 and 11 of Schedule 1A to the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (HESA):\n\n(a) approve the application of Cornerstone Investment Aust Pty Ltd (ACN: 082 383 640 ABN: 89 082 383 640) as a VET provider in accordance with clause 6 of Schedule 1A to HESA; and\n\n(b) note that this approval decides the application of Cornerstone Investment Aust Pty Ltd as required by paragraph 11(1)(a) of Schedule 1A to HESA; and\n\n(c) hereby give Cornerstone Investment Aust Pty Ltd written notice of my approval as required by paragraph 11(1)(b) of Schedule 1A to HESA.\n\nIn accordance with paragraph 12(2) of Schedule 1A to HESA this Notice of Approval commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\nDated this ……………27th……………...........................…. day of …………October.............……………………….. 2011\n\nSigned…………………………………………\n\nNeil McAuslan\n\nBranch Manager\n\nTertiary Student Support Branch\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":1999},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a discrete administrative instrument limited to approving one specific applicant (Cornerstone Investment Aust Pty Ltd); the scope has not expanded beyond the original application."},"complexity_factors":["Single entity approval with no general application beyond one company","No defined terms, schedules, or interpretative sections","Simple administrative template format with blank fields completed","No conditional logic, exceptions, or substantive legislative provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This document officially approves **Cornerstone Investment Aust Pty Ltd** to operate as a **VET provider** under the *Higher Education Support Act 2003*.\n\n**What this means:**\n- The company can offer Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses with Commonwealth government support\n- Students at this provider become eligible for government loan schemes (such as VET FEE-HELP) to pay for their tuition fees\n- The approval is specific to this single company and was granted by a ministerial delegate in October 2011\n\n**Why it matters:** Without this approval, the provider could not access Commonwealth funding programs, and students would have to pay full fees upfront rather than accessing government assistance."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-20-of-2011","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-20-of-2011/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-20-of-2011/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-20-of-2011/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-20-of-2011/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-20-of-2011/documents"}}