{"id":"F2009L02458","name":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider Approval (No. 29 of 2009)","slug":"higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-29-of-2009","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":79382,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L02458-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider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. 29 of 2009)","content":"NOTICE OF APPROVAL\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nHigher Education Support Act 2003\n\nVET Provider Approval No 29 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, NEIL MCAUSLAN, 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 Chisholm Institute of Technical and Further Education as a VET provider and:\n\n(a) note that the application of The Board of the Chisholm 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 ……………18th…………………. day of ……………June……………………….. 2009\n\nSigned…………………………………………\n\nNEIL MCAUSLAN\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":1609},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"rejection_reason":"","scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a specific administrative approval issued under existing powers in the Higher Education Support Act 2003. It applies the legislative framework to an individual provider (Chisholm Institute) without altering the scope, intent, or coverage of the underlying Act."},"complexity_factors":["References to specific clauses in Schedule 1A of the Higher Education Support Act 2003","Incorporates parliamentary disallowance mechanism (clause 12(2)(a))","Operates through delegated ministerial authority rather than direct ministerial decision","Conditional commencement (deferred effective date pending disallowance period)"],"plain_english_summary":"This document officially approves Chisholm Institute of Technical and Further Education (a Victorian TAFE) as a registered Vocational Education and Training (VET) provider under Commonwealth law.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Allows Chisholm Institute to offer **VET FEE-HELP** loans to students (government income-contingent loans to pay for diploma and advanced diploma courses)\n- Gives the Institute access to Commonwealth subsidies for approved vocational courses\n\n**How it works:**\n- A senior public servant (acting as a delegate for the Education Minister) has approved the application under the *Higher Education Support Act 2003*\n- The approval takes effect after a parliamentary disallowance period expires (a window where either House of Parliament could have vetoed the decision)\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Students enrolling in eligible vocational courses at Chisholm Institute who need financial assistance\n- The Institute itself, which gains status as an approved provider under federal higher education law"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-29-of-2009","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-29-of-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-29-of-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-29-of-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-29-of-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-29-of-2009/documents"}}