{"id":"F2012L01066","name":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider Approval (No. 7 of 2012)","slug":"higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-7-of-2012","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":89391,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L01066-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider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 2012)","content":"NOTICE OF APPROVAL\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nHigher Education Support Act 2003\n\nVET Provider Approval No 7 of 2012\n\nApproval under clause 6, 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.\n\nI, Neil McAuslan, a delegate of the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research for the purposes of clauses 6 and 11 of Schedule 1A to the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (HESA):\n\n(a) approve the application of Polytechnic West ABN: 62 743 829 896 as a VET provider in accordance with clause 6 of Schedule 1A to HESA; and\n\n(b) note that this approval decides the application of Polytechnic West as required by paragraph 11(1)(a) of Schedule 1A to HESA; and\n\n(c) hereby give Polytechnic West written notice of my approval as required by paragraph 11(1)(b) of Schedule 1A to HESA.\n\nIn accordance with paragraph 12(2) of Schedule 1A to HESA this Notice of Approval commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\nDated this ……………………18th…...........................…. day of …………...........May……………………….. 2012\n\nSigned\n\n…………………………………………\n\nNeil McAuslan\n\nGeneral Manager\n\nStudent Support Branch\n\nTertiary Quality and Participation Division\n\nDepartment of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education\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":2612},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a routine administrative approval exercising specific powers in Schedule 1A of the Higher Education Support Act 2003. It does not expand or alter the scope of the Act or the VET provider approval framework; it simply applies the existing statutory criteria to a specific applicant."},"complexity_factors":["Single operational clause granting approval to one specifically named entity","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements within the instrument","Minimal cross-referencing (only cites the enabling provisions in the parent Act)","No interpretation section or defined terms","Standard administrative template format"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does**\nThis document officially approves **Polytechnic West** (a Western Australian technical college, ABN 62 743 829 896) as a Commonwealth-recognised Vocational Education and Training (VET) provider.\n\n**Why it matters**\nWith this approval, Polytechnic West could offer **VET FEE-HELP** (an income-contingent loan scheme) to students. This allowed eligible students to enroll in vocational courses without paying upfront, instead borrowing from the government and repaying through the tax system once their income reached a certain threshold.\n\n**Who decided**\nNeil McAuslan, acting as a delegate of the Minister for Tertiary Education, made the decision using powers under **Schedule 1A** of the *Higher Education Support Act 2003* (the main law governing student loans for universities and vocational colleges).\n\n**When it started**\nThe approval 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-7-of-2012","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-7-of-2012/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-7-of-2012/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-7-of-2012/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-7-of-2012/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-7-of-2012/documents"}}