{"id":"F2009L03734","name":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider Approval (No. 36 of 2009)","slug":"higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-36-of-2009","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":141590,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L03734-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider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. 36 of 2009)","content":"NOTICE OF APPROVAL\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nHigher Education Support Act 2003\n\nVET Provider Approval No 36 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 The Southern School of Natural Therapies Ltd 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 The Southern School of Natural Therapies Ltd as required by paragraph 11(1)(a) of Schedule 1A of HESA; and\n\n(c) hereby give The Southern School of Natural Therapies Ltd written notice of my approval as required by paragraph 11(1)(b) of Schedule 1A of HESA.\n\nDated this ……30th …………………………. day of ……September……………………………….. 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":2138},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This approval instrument maintains its original narrow scope—to approve a specific VET provider application as authorised by the parent Act. It does not expand or alter the legislative framework; it simply applies existing criteria to a specific applicant."},"complexity_factors":["Standard administrative template with single decision point","Minimal statutory cross-referencing (only clauses 6 and 11 of Schedule 1A)","No conditional provisions, exceptions, or defined terms","Straightforward declaratory language addressing one specific applicant"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is an official approval notice made under the *Higher Education Support Act 2003*. It grants **The Southern School of Natural Therapies Ltd** formal status as an approved **VET provider** (Vocational Education and Training provider).\n\n**What this means:**\n- The school can now offer courses where students are eligible for Commonwealth government assistance to pay tuition fees (such as VET FEE-HELP loans).\n- The approval was granted by a delegate of the Minister for Education under specific provisions in Schedule 1A of the Act.\n- This is a routine administrative decision allowing the provider to access federal funding schemes for vocational education.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this approval, students at this institution could not access government loans or subsidies to help pay for their natural therapies courses. This notice formally enables federal financial support for enrolled students."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-36-of-2009","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-36-of-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-36-of-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-36-of-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-36-of-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-36-of-2009/documents"}}