{"id":"F2008L04365","name":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider Approval (No. 7 of 2008)","slug":"higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-7-of-2008","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":76336,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L04365-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider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. 7 of 2008)","content":"NOTICE OF APPROVAL\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nHigher Education Support Act 2003\n\nVET Provider Approval (No 7 of 2008)\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 Applied Psychology Pty Ltd as a VET provider and:\n\n(a) note that the application of Australian College of Applied Psychology 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 ………20th … day of ……November…… 2008\n\nSigned…………………………………………\n\nCRAIG ROBERTSON\n\nA/g Group 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":2034},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a specific instance of an approval made under existing powers in Schedule 1A of the Higher Education Support Act 2003. It exercises the established authority to approve individual education providers without expanding or altering the legislative scheme."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose administrative approval notice with no operative provisions","Only references empowering clauses in parent Act (Schedule 1A, clauses 6, 11 and 12)","No defined terms, conditions, or exceptions","Standard template format for ministerial approvals"],"plain_english_summary":"This document formally approves **Australian College of Applied Psychology Pty Ltd** to become an approved VET (Vocational Education and Training) provider under the Higher Education Support Act 2003.\n\n**What this means:**\nThe Australian Government offers income-contingent loans to students studying vocational courses (similar to university HECS-HELP). Before a private college can offer this government financial assistance to students, it must be formally approved by the Minister for Education (or their delegate).\n\n**What this document does:**\n- Approves the Australian College of Applied Psychology to access the VET financial assistance scheme\n- Confirms the college's application was properly assessed as required by law\n- States the approval takes effect after a parliamentary review period (where either House of Parliament could have disallowed the decision)\n\nThis allows students enrolling in this college's vocational courses to access Commonwealth assistance to pay their tuition fees."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-7-of-2008","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-7-of-2008/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-7-of-2008/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-7-of-2008/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-7-of-2008/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-7-of-2008/documents"}}