{"id":"F2008L04549","name":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider Approval (No. 8 of 2008)","slug":"higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-8-of-2008","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":120829,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L04549-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider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. 8 of 2008)","content":"NOTICE OF APPROVAL\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nHigher Education Support Act 2003\n\nVET Provider Approval (No 8 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 The Academy of Interactive Entertainment Ltd as a VET provider and:\n\n(a) note that the application of The Academy of Interactive Entertainment 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 ………2nd…………… day of December………………….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":1881},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function intended by Schedule 1A of the Higher Education Support Act 2003—approving a specific VET provider. It does not expand or alter the legislative scheme beyond the specific approval granted to The Academy of Interactive Entertainment Ltd."},"complexity_factors":["Single entity approval with no conditional provisions","Standard template language with minimal cross-referencing to HESA","No exceptions, limitations, or procedural variations","Clear effective date mechanism based on disallowance period"],"plain_english_summary":"This document officially approves **The Academy of Interactive Entertainment Ltd** as a VET (Vocational Education and Training) provider under Commonwealth law.\n\n**What this means:**\n- The company can now access Commonwealth funding schemes for vocational education and training\n- It was approved by a senior government official (Craig Robertson) acting as a delegate of the Minister for Education\n- The approval follows an application process required by the *Higher Education Support Act 2003* (HESA)\n\n**How it works:**\n- Under Schedule 1A of HESA, the Minister (or their delegate) can approve organisations to provide VET courses with government support\n- This notice is a formal written approval that takes effect after the parliamentary disallowance period expires (a period where either House of Parliament could have objected to the approval)\n\nThis is essentially a formal 'stamp of approval' allowing this specific training provider to operate under the national vocational education funding system."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-8-of-2008","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-8-of-2008/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-8-of-2008/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-8-of-2008/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-8-of-2008/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-8-of-2008/documents"}}