{"id":"F2009L03353","name":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider Approval (No. 34 of 2009)","slug":"higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-34-of-2009","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":140910,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L03353-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider Approval (No. 34 of 2009)","content":"NOTICE OF APPROVAL\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nHigher Education Support Act 2003\n\nVET Provider Approval No 34 of 2009\n\nApproval under clause 6, decision under paragraph 11(1)(a), and notice of approval under paragraph 11(1)(b) of Schedule 1A of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (HESA).\n\nI, Anne Baly, 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):\n\n(a) approve the application of Central TAFE as a VET provider in accordance with clause 6 of Schedule 1A of HESA; and\n\n(b) note that this approval decides the application of Central TAFE as required by paragraph 11(1)(a) of Schedule 1A of HESA; and\n\n(c) hereby give Central TAFE written notice of my approval as required by paragraph 11(1)(b) of Schedule 1A of HESA.\n\nDated this ………28th………………………. day of …………August………………………….. 2009\n\nSigned……Anne Baly……………………………………\n\nAnne Baly\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":2508},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This document is a single-instance administrative approval notice issued under the Higher Education Support Act 2003. It approves one specific provider (Central TAFE) and does not alter the scope or intent of the underlying legislation. The document performs exactly the function it was designed for: notifying a provider of their approval status under Schedule 1A."},"complexity_factors":["Single, straightforward approval decision with no conditional provisions or exceptions","No defined terms or interpretation section","Only references the empowering provisions in the parent Act (clause 6 and paragraph 11(1)(a) and (b) of Schedule 1A)","Standard template format used for all such provider approvals","Extremely short length (three operative paragraphs totaling fewer than 100 words)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this document does**\n\nThis is an official approval notice that allows **Central TAFE** (a technical and further education college) to operate as a government-approved vocational education provider under Commonwealth law.\n\n**Why it matters**\n\nWith this approval, Central TAFE could offer its students **income-contingent loans** (government-backed loans that students repay through the tax system once they earn above a certain threshold) to pay for vocational courses. Without this approval, the college could not access this federal funding scheme.\n\n**Key details**\n\n*   **Who approved it**: Anne Baly, acting as a delegate (official representative) of the federal Minister for Education\n*   **Legal basis**: Schedule 1A of the *Higher Education Support Act 2003* (the law that establishes student loan schemes)\n*   **Date**: 28 August 2009\n\nIn practical terms, this is the 'permission slip' that let Central TAFE students access government loans for their vocational studies."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-34-of-2009","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-34-of-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-34-of-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-34-of-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-34-of-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-34-of-2009/documents"}}