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Higher Education Provider Approval (No. 1 of 2008)

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This document officially approves QANTM Pty Ltd as a 'higher education provider' under Australian law.

What this means:

QANTM can now offer degree-level courses (such as bachelor degrees) accredited under the national system
Students enrolled with QANTM may become eligible for Commonwealth financial support (like HELP loans, which are government-funded tuition fee loans)
The company is now regulated under the Higher Education Support Act 2003

Who made this decision: Colin Walters, acting as a delegate (official representative) of the Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.

When it takes effect: The approval becomes active after a standard parliamentary review period expires (the time during which either House of Parliament could have voted to reject, or 'disallow', the decision).

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Higher Education Provider Approval (No. 1 of 2008)

INSTRUMENT OF APPROVAL

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Higher Education Support Act 2003

Higher Education Provider Approval (No 1 of 2008)

Approval pursuant to section 16-25 and notice of approval pursuant to paragraph 16-50(1)(b).

I, COLIN WALTERS, a delegate of the Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations for the purposes of section 16-25 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (‘the HESA’) have approved QANTM Pty Ltd as a higher education provider under that section of the HESA, and:

(a) note that the application of QANTM Pty Ltd for approval as a higher education provider has thereby been decided as required by paragraph 16-50(1)(a) of the HESA; and

(b) pursuant to paragraph 16-50(1)(b) of the HESA give notice of my approval to

QANTM Pty Ltd.

In accordance with section 16-55 of the HESA and subsection 12(3) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003, this notice of approval takes effect on the day after the last day on which a House of Parliament could have passed a resolution disallowing it.

Dated this 22 day of February 2008

(signed)

COLIN WALTERS

Group Manager, Higher Education Group

Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations

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Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

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