{"id":"F2013L01889","name":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider Approval (No. 60 of 2013)","slug":"higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-60-of-2013","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":128006,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2013L01889-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider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. 60 of 2013)","content":"NOTICE OF APPROVAL\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nHigher Education Support Act 2003\n\nVET Provider Approval No 60 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, Alison Cleary, a delegate of the Minister for Higher Education\n\n(a) approve the application of the Challenger Institute of Technology, 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 Challenger Institute of Technology, as required by paragraph 11(1)(a) of Schedule 1A to the Act; and\n\n(c) hereby give the Challenger Institute of Technology, 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 …………4th………………....................…. day of ………November….............…………….. 2013\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":2199},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument exercises existing administrative powers under the Higher Education Support Act 2003 to approve a specific vocational education provider. It does not expand or alter the scope of the parent legislation; it is a routine application of the Act's framework for provider approval."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose administrative approval with only three short operative paragraphs","No substantive legislative text—merely exercises existing powers in the parent Act","Minimal cross-references limited to specific enabling provisions (Schedule 1A, clauses 6, 11 and 12 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003)","No defined terms, exceptions, or conditional logic"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is an official government approval that allows **Challenger Institute of Technology** to offer government loans to its students for vocational courses.\n\n**What it does:**\n*   Approves the institute as a \"VET provider\" under the Higher Education Support Act 2003\n*   Allows students to access **VET FEE-HELP** loans (government loans to pay for vocational diplomas and certificates, similar to university student loans)\n*   Authorises the institute to sign up students to these loan schemes\n\n**Who it affects:**\n*   Students enrolling at Challenger Institute of Technology who want to defer their tuition fees via a government loan rather than paying upfront\n*   The institute itself, which gains status to market and enrol students using the Commonwealth loan scheme\n\nThis approval was made by a delegate of the Minister for Higher Education and took effect 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-60-of-2013","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-60-of-2013/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-60-of-2013/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-60-of-2013/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-60-of-2013/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-60-of-2013/documents"}}