{"id":"F2009L00249","name":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider Approval (No. 5 of 2009)","slug":"higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-5-of-2009","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":76729,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L00249-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider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. 5 of 2009)","content":"NOTICE OF APPROVAL\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nHigher Education Support Act 2003\n\nVET Provider Approval (No 5 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 College of Sports Therapy Pty Ltd as a VET provider and:\n\n(a) note that the application of Australian College of Sports Therapy Pty Ltd 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 February…………… 2009\n\nSigned…………………………………………\n\nCRAIG ROBERTSON\n\nGroup 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":2424},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument operates strictly within the intended scope of Schedule 1A of the Higher Education Support Act 2003. It is a specific application of existing legislative criteria to approve one entity (Australian College of Sports Therapy Pty Ltd) and does not expand, restrict, or alter the broader legislative framework governing VET provider approvals."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose administrative instrument approving only one specific provider","No definitions section or interpretation clauses","Minimal cross-references limited to three specific procedural clauses (6, 11, and 12 of Schedule 1A)","No operative rules, conditions, or exceptions beyond the basic approval and commencement mechanism","Extremely short length (single page)"],"plain_english_summary":"Australian College of Sports Therapy Pty Ltd has been approved as a registered VET provider under the Higher Education Support Act 2003, allowing its eligible students to use government-backed VET FEE-HELP loans to pay for vocational courses.  \n\nThe approval was granted by Craig Robertson as a delegate of the Minister and first enters a parliamentary \"cooling-off\" period before taking effect — a key gatekeeping step that enables student access to subsidised borrowing."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-5-of-2009","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-5-of-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-5-of-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-5-of-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-5-of-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-5-of-2009/documents"}}