{"id":"F2017L00821","name":"VET Student Loans (Charges) Regulations 2017","slug":"vet-student-loans-charges-regulations-2017","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":439229,"registerId":"F2017L00821-fast-fetch-1775955334110","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"VET Student Loans (Charges) Regulations 2017","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nVET Student Loans (Charges) Regulations 2017\n\nI, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Ret’d), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.\n\nDated 27 June 2017\n\nPeter Cosgrove\n\nGovernor‑General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nSimon Birmingham\n\nMinister for Education and Training\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Definitions\n\n5 Large providers\n\n6 Medium providers\n\n7 Small providers\n\n8 Amount of charge\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the VET Student Loans (Charges) Regulations 2017.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument 1 July 2017. 1 July 2017\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under the VET Student Loans (Charges) Act 2016.\n\n4  Definitions\n\nNote: The following expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act:\n\n(a) approved course provider;\n\n(b) approved course provider charge.\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the VET Student Loans (Charges) Act 2016.\n\napproved course has the same meaning as in the VET Student Loans Act 2016.\n\ncensus day has the same meaning as in the VET Student Loans Act 2016.\n\nlarge provider: see section 5.\n\nmedium provider: see section 6.\n\nsmall provider: see section 7.\n\nVET student loan has the same meaning as in the VET Student Loans Act 2016.\n\n5  Large providers\n\n  An approved course provider is a large provider for a financial year if the total number of VET student loans approved for students of the provider by the Secretary for approved courses with at least one census day in the financial year is more than 1,000.\n\n6  Medium providers\n\n  An approved course provider is a medium provider for a financial year if the total number of VET student loans approved for students of the provider by the Secretary for approved courses with at least one census day in the financial year is not less than 200 nor more than 1,000.\n\n7  Small providers\n\n  An approved course provider is a small provider for a financial year if the total number of VET student loans approved for students of the provider by the Secretary for approved courses with at least one census day in the financial year is less than 200.\n\n8  Amount of charge\n\n  For the purposes of paragraph 7(a) of the Act, the prescribed amount of approved course provider charge payable by an approved course provider for a financial year is as follows:\n\n (a) if the approved course provider is a small provider for the financial year—$1,280;\n\n (b) if the approved course provider is a medium provider for the financial year—$12,480;\n\n (c) if the approved course provider is a large provider for the financial year—$62,870.\n","sortOrder":0}],"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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose of prescribing annual charges for VET Student Loans providers. The three-tier structure based on loan volume appears to be the intended design from inception."},"complexity_factors":["Only 8 sections total, with minimal text","Just 6 defined terms in section 4 (most are simple cross-references to other Acts)","Straightforward tiered calculation with clear numerical thresholds (200 and 1,000 loans)","No nested exceptions, conditional logic, or cross-references beyond basic definitions","Single purpose: setting dollar amounts for three provider categories"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets the annual licensing fees that approved VET Student Loans providers must pay to participate in the scheme. It creates a tiered charge based on how many loans a provider issues—small, medium and large providers pay progressively higher annual fees—so larger, higher‑use providers contribute more toward the program’s administration and oversight."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This regulation operationalises the charging power in the VET Student Loans (Charges) Act 2016 by defining size bands (secs 5–7) and prescribing the annual charge amounts (sec 8). It does not redefine which entities are approved providers under the underlying Acts or extend the Act’s coverage; it only sets how charges are calculated and levied for the identified providers."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow subject matter: only sets provider-size classes and fixed annual charges (secs 5–8).","Simple numeric thresholds for classification (small <200; medium 200–1,000; large >1,000) (secs 5–7).","Fixed, discrete fee amounts with no indexing or formulaic adjustment (sec 8).","Classification depends on administrative data — number of VET student loans approved by the Secretary in a financial year — which creates timing and record‑keeping dependencies (secs 5–7).","Interaction with the VET Student Loans (Charges) Act 2016 and the VET Student Loans Act 2016 for definitions and charging power (sec 3 and definitions).","Low statutory discretion in this instrument but potential administrative discretion in counting/recording approvals (secs 5–7).","Compliance burden concentrated on providers to monitor loan approvals and pay the prescribed charge (sec 8)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument prescribes annual fixed charges that approved VET course providers must pay, classifying providers as small, medium or large by the number of VET student loans approved in a financial year and setting fees of $1,280, $12,480 and $62,870 respectively (secs 5–8). It matters because it allocates direct costs to providers based on loan‑approval counts, affecting provider budgets and enrolment incentives (secs 5–7, 8)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/vet-student-loans-charges-regulations-2017","history":"/api/acts/vet-student-loans-charges-regulations-2017/history","analysis":"/api/acts/vet-student-loans-charges-regulations-2017/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/vet-student-loans-charges-regulations-2017/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/vet-student-loans-charges-regulations-2017/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/vet-student-loans-charges-regulations-2017/documents"}}