1Higher Education Provider Approval (No. 4 of 2009)

INSTRUMENT OF APPROVAL

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Higher Education Support Act 2003

Higher Education Provider Approval (No 4 of 2009)

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

I, FIONA BUFFINTON, a delegate of the Minister for Education for the purposes of section 16-25 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (‘the HESA’) have approved the Southbank Institute of Technology as a higher education provider under that section of the HESA, and:

a) note that the application of Southbank Institute of Technology 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 Southbank Institute of Technology.

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 8th day of May 2009

(signed)

FIONA BUFFINTON

Group Manager, Higher Education Group

Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations