{"id":"F2008L03668","name":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider Approval (No. 4 of 2008)","slug":"higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-4-of-2008","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":75356,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L03668-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider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. 4 of 2008)","content":"NOTICE OF APPROVAL\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nHigher Education Support Act 2003\n\nVET Provider Approval (No 4 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 Baptist Business College Limited as a VET provider and:\n\n(a) note that the application of Baptist Business College Limited 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":1884},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs the exact narrow function authorised by Schedule 1A of HESA: approving a specific applicant as a VET provider. It does not expand beyond the original legislative purpose of establishing a framework for provider approval and student assistance."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose instrument approving only one specific provider","No defined terms or interpretation sections","Minimal legislative cross-referencing (only cites clauses 6, 11 and 12 of Schedule 1A)","Standard template format with no conditional logic or exceptions","Very short length (single administrative decision)"],"plain_english_summary":"This document officially approves **Baptist Business College Limited** as a Vocational Education and Training (VET) provider under the Higher Education Support Act 2003.\n\n**What this means:**\n- The college is now authorised to offer Commonwealth-subsidised vocational training courses\n- Students enrolled at this college can access government loans (such as VET FEE-HELP) to pay for their tuition fees\n\n**Who decided this:**\n- Craig Robertson, acting as a delegate for the Minister for Education, approved the application using powers granted by Schedule 1A of the Act\n- The approval follows a statutory process where the delegate must give written notice to the applicant\n\n**When it takes effect:**\n- The approval becomes active after a mandatory waiting period during which either House of Parliament could have voted to overturn (disallow) the decision\n\nThis is a routine administrative instrument allowing a specific private college to participate in the federal vocational education funding system."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-4-of-2008","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-4-of-2008/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-4-of-2008/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-4-of-2008/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-4-of-2008/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-4-of-2008/documents"}}