{"id":"F2012L01094","name":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider Approval (No. 8 of 2012)","slug":"higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-8-of-2012","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":89403,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L01094-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider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. 8 of 2012)","content":"NOTICE OF APPROVAL\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nHigher Education Support Act 2003\n\nVET Provider Approval No 8 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 Access Training Institute Pty Ltd (ACN: 131 948 279 ABN: 59 131 948 279) as a VET provider in accordance with clause 6 of Schedule 1A to HESA;  \nand\n\n(b) note that this approval decides the application of Access Training Institute Pty Ltd as required by paragraph 11(1)(a) of Schedule 1A to HESA; and\n\n(c) hereby give Access Training Institute Pty Ltd 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 ……………………23rd……...........................…. day of ………….............May……………………….. 2012\n\nSigned…………………………………………\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":1986},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the specific function intended under the Higher Education Support Act 2003—approving a single VET provider to access the loan scheme. The scope has not expanded beyond the original legislative intent of processing individual provider applications."},"complexity_factors":["Single administrative decision affecting only one specific entity (Access Training Institute Pty Ltd)","No defined terms or interpretation section","Minimal cross-referencing (only cites enabling clauses 6, 11 and 12 of Schedule 1A)","No conditional provisions, exceptions, or operative legislative text beyond the approval itself","Standard template format for provider approvals"],"plain_english_summary":"This document formally approves **Access Training Institute Pty Ltd** as a registered vocational education and training (VET) provider under the *Higher Education Support Act 2003*.\n\n**What this means:**\n- The company (ACN 131 948 279) is now authorised to offer **VET FEE-HELP loans**—income-contingent government loans that help students pay their tuition fees upfront\n- Only approved providers can offer these loans to students\n\n**Key details:**\n- **Approved by:** Neil McAuslan, acting as a delegate of the Minister for Tertiary Education\n- **Legal basis:** Schedule 1A of the *Higher Education Support Act 2003*, which sets out the approval process for VET providers\n- **Effect:** Eligible students enrolling in approved courses with this provider can access government financial assistance to pay for their studies\n\nThis is a standard administrative approval that brings the provider under the national regulatory framework for vocational education funding."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-8-of-2012","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-8-of-2012/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-8-of-2012/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-8-of-2012/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-8-of-2012/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-2003-vet-provider-approval-no-8-of-2012/documents"}}