Commonwealth legislation

Higher Education Provider Approval (No. 3 of 2007)

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This document is an official approval issued under the Higher Education Support Act 2003. It grants Institute of Counselling Incorporated the legal status of a "higher education provider" in Australia.

What this means:

The organisation can now offer regulated higher education courses (such as diplomas and degrees).
It becomes eligible for Commonwealth government funding and support programmes, including student loans (HELP).
Students enrolled there can access federal financial assistance.

When it takes effect: The approval becomes active the day after the period expires during which either House of Parliament could have voted to block (disallow) the decision. This is a standard parliamentary oversight mechanism for ministerial decisions.

This is a routine administrative instrument (the third such approval issued in 2007) adding this counselling institute to Australia’s regulated higher education sector.

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Higher Education Provider Approval (No. 3 of 2007)

INSTRUMENT OF APPROVAL

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Higher Education Support Act 2003

Higher Education Provider Approval (No. 3 of 2007)

Approval and notice of approval pursuant to subsection 16-50(1) of the Higher Education Support Act 2003.

I, COLIN WALTERS, delegate of the Minister for Education, Science and Training, for the purposes of subsection 16-50(1) of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (‘the HESA’) hereby:

(a) approve the following body corporate as a higher education provider:

Institute of Counselling Incorporated

(b) give notice of that approval to that body corporate.

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

Dated this…6……..….. day of………March…….…….... 2007

COLIN WALTERS

Group Manager, Higher Education Group

Department of Education, Science and Training

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1 Higher Education Provider Approval (No. 3 of 2007)

INSTRUMENT OF APPROVAL

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Higher Education Support Act 2003

Higher Education Provider Approval (No. 3 of 2007)

Approval and notice of approval pursuant to subsection 16-50(1) of the Higher Education Support Act 2003.

I, COLIN WALTERS, delegate of the Minister for Education, Science and Training, for the purposes of subsection 16-50(1) of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (‘the HESA’) hereby:

(a) approve the following body corporate as a higher education provider:

Institute of Counselling Incorporated

(b) give notice of that approval to that body corporate.

Dated this…6……..….. day of………March…….…….... 2007

COLIN WALTERS

Group Manager, Higher Education Group

Department of Education, Science and Training