{"id":"F2009L03743","name":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider Approval (No. 37 of 2009)","slug":"higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-37-of-2009","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":141594,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L03743-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider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. 37 of 2009)","content":"NOTICE OF APPROVAL\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nHigher Education Support Act 2003\n\nVET Provider Approval No 37 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 Study Group Australia Pty Limited 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 Study Group Australia Pty Limited as required by paragraph 11(1)(a) of Schedule 1A of HESA; and\n\n(c) hereby give Study Group Australia Pty Limited written notice of my approval as required by paragraph 11(1)(b) of Schedule 1A of HESA.\n\nDated this ……2nd…………………………. day of …………October………………………….. 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":1649},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a routine administrative approval for a single education provider under existing provisions of the Higher Education Support Act 2003. It applies the legislation as intended without expanding, restricting, or altering its scope."},"complexity_factors":["Single administrative decision affecting one named entity only","No legislative amendments or changes to statutory text","Straightforward application of existing criteria under Schedule 1A of HESA","Standard template format with no conditional logic or exceptions","References only three specific provisions (clause 6, paragraphs 11(1)(a) and (b))"],"plain_english_summary":"This document officially approves **Study Group Australia Pty Limited** as a Vocational Education and Training (VET) provider under Commonwealth law.\n\n**What this means:**\n- The company can now offer VET courses where students may access government loans (VET FEE-HELP) to pay for their studies\n- The approval is granted under Schedule 1A of the Higher Education Support Act 2003, which sets the rules for which training providers can offer Commonwealth-assisted places\n\n**Who decided this:**\nAnne Baly, acting as a delegate (someone given authority by) the Minister for Education, approved the application on 2 October 2009 after assessing it against the legislative criteria.\n\n**Why this matters:**\nWithout this approval, the provider could not offer government-subsidised training or income-contingent loans to students. This approval acts as a 'licence' to operate under Australia's national financial assistance scheme for vocational education."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-37-of-2009","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-37-of-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-37-of-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-37-of-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-37-of-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-37-of-2009/documents"}}