{"id":"F2008L03663","name":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider Approval (No. 3 of 2008)","slug":"higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-3-of-2008","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":75345,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L03663-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider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. 3 of 2008)","content":"NOTICE OF APPROVAL\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nHigher Education Support Act 2003\n\nVET Provider Approval (No 3 of 2008)\n\nApproval pursuant to section 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, CRAIG ROBERTSON, 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 Think: Colleges Pty Ltd as a VET provider and:\n\n(a) note that the application of Think: Colleges Pty Ltd 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 …………2nd……………. day of ……………October…………………….. 2008\n\nSigned…………………………………………\n\nCRAIG ROBERTSON\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":1731},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"rejection_reason":"","scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs the exact function contemplated by Schedule 1A of HESA: approving a specific VET provider. It has not expanded beyond its original administrative purpose of registering individual training organisations."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific administrative approval for one named provider","No substantive rules, conditions, or definitions within the instrument itself","Minimal statutory cross-referencing (only cites approval and notice clauses in Schedule 1A HESA)","Binary outcome - approval is either granted or not, with no exceptions or nested provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This document officially approves **Think: Colleges Pty Ltd** as a Vocational Education and Training (VET) provider under the *Higher Education Support Act 2003* (HESA).\n\n**What this means:**\n* The company can now offer vocational courses (like diplomas and certificates) and access Commonwealth government funding schemes, including VET FEE-HELP or similar loan programs.\n* The approval was granted by a delegate of the Minister for Education (Craig Robertson) using powers found in Schedule 1A of HESA.\n* The approval becomes active after a waiting period during which Parliament could have voted to reject (\"disallow\") it, but didn't.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this approval, the college couldn't legally offer government-subsidised vocational training or allow students to access Commonwealth loans to pay for courses."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-3-of-2008","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-3-of-2008/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-3-of-2008/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-3-of-2008/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-3-of-2008/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-3-of-2008/documents"}}