{"id":"F2009L02461","name":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider Approval (No. 30 of 2009)","slug":"higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-30-of-2009","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":79390,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L02461-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider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. 30 of 2009)","content":"NOTICE OF APPROVAL\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nHigher Education Support Act 2003\n\nVET Provider Approval No 30 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 Bendigo Regional Institute of Technical and Further Education as a VET provider and:\n\n(a) note that the application of The Board of the Bendigo Regional 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":1718},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a specific approval for a single VET provider (Bendigo TAFE) and does not alter the scope of the underlying Higher Education Support Act 2003 or Schedule 1A. It operates exactly as intended under the delegated legislative framework for individual provider approvals."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose administrative instrument","No defined terms within the instrument itself","Minimal cross-referencing (only cites clauses 6, 11 and 12 of Schedule 1A of the parent Act)","Straightforward approval with no conditions, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Very short length (single page)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** An official approval allowing **Bendigo Regional Institute of Technical and Further Education** (Bendigo TAFE) to operate as a VET provider under Commonwealth law.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Approves the Board of Bendigo TAFE as a \"VET provider\" under the *Higher Education Support Act 2003*\n- This status allows the institution to offer vocational education and training (VET) courses with federal government support and funding\n- The approval was granted by a delegate (an official acting on behalf of the Minister for Education)\n\n**How it works:**\n- The approval takes effect after a waiting period during which Parliament could have disallowed it (standard parliamentary oversight)\n- This is a specific administrative decision for one institution, not a general rule change affecting the entire sector"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-30-of-2009","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-30-of-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-30-of-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-30-of-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-30-of-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-30-of-2009/documents"}}