{"id":"F2013L01673","name":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider Approval (No. 42 of 2013)","slug":"higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-42-of-2013","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":127698,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2013L01673-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider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. 42 of 2013)","content":"NOTICE OF APPROVAL\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nHigher Education Support Act 2003\n\nVET Provider Approval No 42 of 2013\n\nApproval under subclause 6(1), decision under paragraph 11(1)(a), and notice of approval under paragraph 11(1)(b) of Schedule 1A to the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (the Act).\n\nI, Alison Cleary, a delegate of the Minister for Higher Education\n\n(a) approve the application of Edith Cowan University (ABN: 54 361 485 361) as a VET provider in accordance with subclause 6(1) of Schedule 1A to the Act; and\n\n(b) note that this approval decides the application of Edith Cowan University as required by paragraph 11(1)(a) of Schedule 1A to the Act; and\n\n(c) hereby give Edith Cowan University written notice of my approval as required by paragraph 11(1)(b) of Schedule 1A to the Act.\n\nIn accordance with subclause 12(2) of Schedule 1A to the Act this notice of approval commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\nDated this ………28th.........…. day of ………August……….. 2013\n\nALISON CLEARY\n\nAlison Cleary\n\nA/g General Manager\n\nDelegate of the Minister for Higher Education","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1511},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original 2013 approval notice with a narrow, discrete scope limited to approving Edith Cowan University as a VET provider. There is no expansion beyond the original administrative purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single, discrete administrative action (approval of one specific entity)","No defined terms or interpretation sections","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements beyond the basic approval","Minimal cross-referencing (only basic citations to Schedule 1A of the parent Act)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** An official government notice approving Edith Cowan University (ECU) to operate as a Vocational Education and Training (VET) provider under the *Higher Education Support Act 2003*.\n\n**What it means:** ECU can now deliver VET courses (practical, job-focused qualifications like certificates and diplomas) with Commonwealth government support. This status typically allows students enrolled in these courses to access government subsidies or HELP loans (government loans for tuition fees).\n\n**Who decided:** Alison Cleary, acting as a delegate (official representative) of the Minister for Higher Education, approved the application on 28 August 2013.\n\n**When it starts:** The approval takes effect the day after this notice was registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments (the official government database for laws and legal documents)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-42-of-2013","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-42-of-2013/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-42-of-2013/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-42-of-2013/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-42-of-2013/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-42-of-2013/documents"}}