{"id":"F2013L00144","name":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider Approval (No. 5 of 2013)","slug":"higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-5-of-2013","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":127021,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2013L00144-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider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. 5 of 2013)","content":"NOTICE OF APPROVAL\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nHigher Education Support Act 2003\n\nVET Provider Approval No 5 of 2013\n\nApproval under subclause 6(1A), 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, Lyndal Groom, a delegate of the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research\n\n(a) approve the application of The State of Queensland as represented by Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE, as a VET provider in accordance with subclause 6(1A) of Schedule 1A to the Act; and\n\n(b) note that this approval decides the application of The State of Queensland as represented by Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE, as required by paragraph 11(1)(a) of Schedule 1A to the Act; and\n\n(c) hereby give The State of Queensland as represented by Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE, 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 …………………………..23.........................…. day of …………............January.……………………….. 2013\n\nDr Lyndal Groom\n\nGeneral Manager\n\nDelegate of the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2436},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a routine individual approval made under the existing powers in Schedule 1A of the Higher Education Support Act 2003. It does not alter the scope of the legislation; rather, it applies the Act's existing framework to approve one specific vocational education provider to access the VET FEE-HELP loan scheme."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose administrative instrument with no operative provisions","No defined terms or interpretation section","Minimal cross-referencing (only cites empowering provisions in the parent Act)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Document consists entirely of standard boilerplate approval language"],"plain_english_summary":"This document formally approves **Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE** (a Queensland technical college) to offer government-funded student loans under the Higher Education Support Act 2003.\n\n**What this means:**\n* **Who:** Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE (operated by the Queensland Government)\n* **What:** Approval to operate as a \"VET provider\" (vocational education and training provider) under the Act\n* **Why it matters:** This allows the institute to offer **VET FEE-HELP** to students. This is a government loan scheme where eligible students can borrow money to pay for their vocational courses, then repay the debt later through the tax system once they earn above a certain income threshold.\n\nThis is an administrative approval made by a senior public servant (Dr Lyndal Groom) acting as a delegate of the Minister. The approval takes effect automatically the day after it was registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-5-of-2013","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-5-of-2013/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-5-of-2013/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-5-of-2013/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-5-of-2013/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-5-of-2013/documents"}}