{"id":"F2012L01895","name":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider Approval (No. 20 of 2012)","slug":"higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-20-of-2012","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":89849,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L01895-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider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 2012)","content":"NOTICE OF APPROVAL\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nHigher Education Support Act 2003\n\nVET Provider Approval No 20 of 2012\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, Shelley Owen, a delegate of the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research 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 Design Schools Australia Pty Ltd ACN: 132 085 075 ABN: 56 132 085 075 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 Design Schools Australia Pty Ltd as required by paragraph 11(1)(a) of Schedule 1A to HESA; and\n\n(c) hereby give Design Schools Australia 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 ……………………....13th.......................…. day of ………….............…September…………………….. 2012\n\nSigned…………………………………………\n\nShelley Owen\n\nA/g General Manager\n\nStudent Support Branch\n\nTertiary Quality and Participation Division\n\nDepartment of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education\n\nDelegate of the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1431},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This document is a specific administrative approval notice consistent with its original purpose under Schedule 1A of the Higher Education Support Act 2003. It applies only to the named provider and does not expand beyond the standard scope of a VET provider approval instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Single administrative decision with no conditional provisions or exceptions","No defined terms requiring interpretation","Straightforward citation of empowering provisions without complex cross-referencing","Standard template format for a specific provider approval"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** An official government notice approving a specific training provider to access Commonwealth support.\n\n**What it does:** This document gives **Design Schools Australia Pty Ltd** (a company running design courses) official status as an approved **VET provider** (Vocational Education and Training provider) under the *Higher Education Support Act 2003*.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n*   **For the provider:** Being an approved VET provider means the company can access government funding schemes (such as income-contingent loans for students) to help students pay for vocational courses.\n*   **For students:** It means students enrolling with this provider may be eligible for government assistance to cover tuition fees.\n*   **The process:** The approval was made by a senior public servant acting with the legal authority (delegated power) of the Minister for Tertiary Education.\n\n**When it starts:** The approval takes effect the day after it was officially registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-20-of-2012","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-20-of-2012/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-20-of-2012/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-20-of-2012/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-20-of-2012/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-20-of-2012/documents"}}