{"id":"F2017L00447","name":"Higher Education Support (ACT Education Group Pty Ltd) VET Provider Approval Revocation 2017","slug":"higher-education-support-act-education-group-pty-ltd-vet-provider-approval-revocation-2017","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":96202,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2017L00447-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\n  This is the Higher Education Support (ACT Education Group Pty Ltd) VET Provider Approval Revocation 2017.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences on 11 May 2017.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 3 Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under clause 39 of Schedule 1A to the Higher Education Support Act 2003.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 4 Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\n> Act means the Higher Education Support Act 2003.\n\n> body means ACT Education Group Pty Ltd ACN: 127 661 198.\n\n> Note: The term VET provider and VET Guidelines have the same meaning as given in the Act.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Notice of Revocation of Approval as a VET Provider","content":"#### 5 Notice of Revocation of Approval as a VET Provider\n\n  The body’s approval as a VET provider is revoked in accordance with subclause 39(1) of Schedule 1A to the Act subject to subclause 39(2A) of Schedule 1A to the Act.\n  The Higher Education Support Act 2003 - VET Provider Approval (No. 10 of 2014)(F2014L00139) is revoked.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Provisions of Act and VET Guidelines which continue to apply","content":"#### 6 Provisions of Act and VET Guidelines which continue to apply\n\n  For the purposes of subparagraph 39(2A)(b)(ii) of Schedule 1A to the Act the following provisions of the Act and VET Guidelines continue to apply to the body as if the body were still approved as a VET provider:\n  (1) clauses 18, 19, 26, 27, 27A, 39, 39B, 43-56, 59-62, 69, 70, 91-97 of Schedule 1A to the Act; and\n    (2) sections 30, 41-80 and 88-93 of the VET Guidelines.","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The instrument removes the body’s status as an approved VET provider (s5), narrowing its operational scope, while expressly preserving specified provisions of the Act and VET Guidelines that continue to apply to the body as if approval remained (s6). This creates a narrower ongoing legal status with specified surviving obligations and liabilities."},"complexity_factors":["Heavy reliance on statutory cross‑references (clause 39 of Schedule 1A to the Act and multiple VET Guidelines sections) increases interpretive steps.","A long list of specific Schedule and Guidelines provisions that survive revocation (s6) requires checking many separate provisions to know actual continuing duties.","Legal effect depends on interaction between the revocation and the preserved clauses — requires reading original Act/Guidelines to determine practical impacts.","Instrument text is short and administratively clear; no novel regulatory regimes or discretionary frameworks are created."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument revokes ACT Education Group Pty Ltd’s approval as a VET provider under clause 39 of Schedule 1A to the Higher Education Support Act 2003, effective 11 May 2017 (ss 2–5). It also specifies particular provisions of the Act and the VET Guidelines that continue to bind the body despite the revocation, so the body remains subject to certain obligations, liabilities and administrative requirements after approval ends (s6)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a targeted administrative instrument applying to a single specific entity. It does not expand or alter the general scope of the Higher Education Support Act 2003; it merely exercises existing powers under that Act to revoke one provider's approval."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (6 sections, approximately 200 words)","Only 2 defined terms ('Act' and 'body')","Single operative provision with straightforward revocation","Limited cross-referencing—only references to specific clauses in the parent Act and a previous approval instrument","No conditional logic or nested exceptions","Standard transitional provision (section 6) that simply lists continuing obligations by clause number"],"plain_english_summary":"This decision revokes ACT Education Group Pty Ltd’s approval to operate as a government‑funded VET provider, effective 11 May 2017, meaning it can no longer offer courses that attract government VET funding. Current and former students remain protected: the company must still meet certain record‑keeping, reporting and complaint‑handling obligations. The action prevents further government‑subsidised enrolments and preserves accountability for past students."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-education-group-pty-ltd-vet-provider-approval-revocation-2017","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-education-group-pty-ltd-vet-provider-approval-revocation-2017/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-education-group-pty-ltd-vet-provider-approval-revocation-2017/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-education-group-pty-ltd-vet-provider-approval-revocation-2017/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-education-group-pty-ltd-vet-provider-approval-revocation-2017/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-act-education-group-pty-ltd-vet-provider-approval-revocation-2017/documents"}}