{"id":"F2009L00216","name":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider Approval (No. 4 of 2009)","slug":"higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-4-of-2009","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":76683,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L00216-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider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 2009)","content":"NOTICE OF APPROVAL\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nHigher Education Support Act 2003\n\nVET Provider Approval (No. 4 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, 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 Australian Business Academy Pty Ltd (trading as Australian Business Academy) as a VET provider and:\n\n(a) note that the application of Australian Business Academy Pty Ltd (trading as Australian Business Academy) 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\nCraig Robertson\n\nDated this …27th………… day of …January…………………… 2009","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1788},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a discrete administrative instrument exercising existing powers under Schedule 1A of the Higher Education Support Act 2003. It does not alter the legislative scheme or expand the Act's scope; it merely applies the existing framework to one specific provider."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose administrative approval with no operative provisions beyond naming the approved entity","No interpretation section or defined terms — relies entirely on definitions in the parent Act","Straightforward two-step structure: approval decision + notice requirement","Only one conditional element (deferred commencement date based on disallowance period)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does**\n\nThis document approves **Australian Business Academy Pty Ltd** (trading as Australian Business Academy) as a VET provider under the Higher Education Support Act 2003.\n\n**Who it affects**\n- **The provider**: The business can now offer Commonwealth-assisted vocational education and training (VET) courses\n- **Students**: People enrolling in courses with this provider may now be eligible for government loans (such as VET FEE-HELP) to pay for their studies\n\n**Why it matters**\nWithout this approval, the provider could not access Commonwealth funding schemes or offer income-contingent loans to students. This approval acts as a quality gatekeeper — the government has assessed that the provider meets educational and financial standards required to handle public money and student loans.\n\n**When it takes effect**\nThe approval becomes active after a waiting period during which Parliament could have rejected it (a standard oversight mechanism for delegated decisions)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-4-of-2009","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-4-of-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-4-of-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-4-of-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-4-of-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-4-of-2009/documents"}}