{"id":"F2012L02177","name":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider Approval (No. 23 of 2012)","slug":"higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-23-of-2012","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":90153,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L02177-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider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. 23 of 2012)","content":"NOTICE OF APPROVAL\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nHigher Education Support Act 2003\n\nVET Provider Approval No 23 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, Lyndal Groom, 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 Northern Rivers Conservatorium Arts Centre Inc ABN: 66 009 417 019 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 Northern Rivers Conservatorium Arts Centre Inc as required by paragraph 11(1)(a) of Schedule 1A to HESA; and\n\n(c) hereby give Northern Rivers Conservatorium Arts Centre Inc 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 …………………………..Eighth.........................…. day of …………...........November…………….. 2012\n\nSigned…………………………………………\n\nDr Lyndal Groom\n\nA/g General Manager\n\nStudent Support Branch\n\nTertiary Quality and Student Support 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":2657},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument is a specific, one-off approval for a single VET provider. It operates entirely within the existing statutory framework for provider approvals under Schedule 1A to the Higher Education Support Act 2003 and does not represent any expansion or alteration of the delegated legislative scheme."},"complexity_factors":["Single administrative decision with no operative provisions beyond the approval itself","No defined terms or interpretation section","Applies to only one specific legal entity (Northern Rivers Conservatorium Arts Centre Inc)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other legislative instruments","Extremely short (single page notice)"],"plain_english_summary":"This document gives official approval for Northern Rivers Conservatorium Arts Centre Inc — a music and arts school in northern New South Wales — to offer vocational courses that qualify for Commonwealth government support.\n\n**What this means in practice:**\n- The conservatorium can deliver Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses (practical, job-focused training)\n- Students taking these courses may access government financial help, such as loans to pay for their studies\n- The approval comes under the *Higher Education Support Act 2003*, the main law governing federal funding for universities and vocational colleges\n\n**Who approved it:**\nDr Lyndal Groom, acting as a delegate (official representative) of the federal Minister for Tertiary Education, approved the application in November 2012.\n\n**Why this matters:**\nWithout this approval, the conservatorium could not access Commonwealth funding schemes for its vocational students. This notice is essentially a 'licence' to operate within Australia's national vocational education system."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-23-of-2012","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-23-of-2012/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-23-of-2012/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-23-of-2012/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-23-of-2012/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-23-of-2012/documents"}}