{"id":"F2013L01885","name":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider Approval (No. 61 of 2013)","slug":"higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-61-of-2013","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":127999,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2013L01885-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider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. 61 of 2013)","content":"NOTICE OF APPROVAL\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nHigher Education Support Act 2003\n\nVET Provider Approval No 61 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 State of Queensland as represented by Wide Bay 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 Wide Bay 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 Wide Bay 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 ……………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":2234},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This maintains the narrow, specific scope intended by Schedule 1A of the Higher Education Support Act 2003, which provides for individual provider approvals to participate in the VET FEE-HELP scheme."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose administrative instrument with no substantive operative provisions beyond the approval itself","No defined terms, schedules, or interpretive sections","Minimal statutory cross-referencing limited to basic section citations","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"This is the bureaucratic paperwork that lets **Wide Bay Institute of TAFE** offer government student loans to its vocational students.\n\nUnder the *Higher Education Support Act 2003*, technical colleges need federal approval before they can access the **VET FEE-HELP** scheme—the program where the Commonwealth lends money to students for diplomas and certificates (repaid later through the tax system).\n\n**What this actually does:**\n- Officially approves Wide Bay Institute of TAFE (represented by the Queensland Government) as a VET provider\n- Allows eligible students at this TAFE to take out income-contingent loans to pay their course fees\n- Takes effect the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments\n\nSigned by Alison Cleary as delegate for the Minister for Higher Education in November 2013."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-61-of-2013","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-61-of-2013/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-61-of-2013/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-61-of-2013/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-61-of-2013/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-61-of-2013/documents"}}