{"id":"F2009L02360","name":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider Approval (No. 27 of 2009)","slug":"higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-27-of-2009","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":79246,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L02360-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider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. 27 of 2009)","content":"NOTICE OF APPROVAL\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nHigher Education Support Act 2003\n\nVET Provider Approval (No 27 of 2009)\n\nApproval pursuant to clause 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, MARGARET MCKINNON, 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 The Board of the Gordon Institute of Technical and Further Education as a VET provider and:\n\n(a) note that the application of The Board of the Gordon Institute of Technical and Further Education 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 ………12th………. day of ………June………….. 2009\n\nSigned…………………………………………\n\nMARGARET MCKINNON\n\nGroup Manager\n\nYouth and Industry Skills 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":1665},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a specific administrative approval for a single education provider (The Gordon Institute) and does not alter the scope, purpose, or operation of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 itself."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose administrative approval instrument","No operative provisions or substantive legislative text beyond the approval itself","Minimal cross-referencing (only cites parent Act provisions)","Standard template format with no conditional logic or exceptions"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this document does**\n\nThis is a formal approval notice that allows **The Gordon Institute of Technical and Further Education** (a Victorian TAFE) to offer Commonwealth financial assistance to its students under the Higher Education Support Act 2003.\n\n**Who it affects**\n- **The Gordon Institute**: Can offer income-contingent loans (such as VET FEE-HELP) to students studying vocational education and training (VET) courses\n- **Students**: Eligible students at this institution may access government loans to pay tuition fees rather than paying upfront\n\n**How it works**\nA senior public servant (acting as a *delegate* of the Minister for Education) has approved the institution under specific powers in the Act. The approval takes effect after a waiting period during which Parliament could have overturned it (known as a *disallowance period*).\n\nThis is a routine administrative decision—similar to a license—that brings one specific education provider into the national student loan scheme."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-27-of-2009","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-27-of-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-27-of-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-27-of-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-27-of-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-27-of-2009/documents"}}