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Higher Education Provider Approval No. 5 of 2011

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This document officially approves Phoenix Institute of Australia Pty Ltd as a Higher Education Provider under the Higher Education Support Act 2003.

What this means:

The institute can now offer courses that qualify for Commonwealth government support programs (such as FEE-HELP loans for students)
Students enrolling at this provider may be eligible for government financial assistance to pay for their studies
The provider must comply with national quality standards and reporting requirements

Who is affected:

Phoenix Institute of Australia – now authorised to operate as a government-recognised higher education provider
Students – current and future students may now access income-contingent loans and other federal support
The Department of Education – responsible for monitoring compliance

Why this matters: This approval allows a private educational institution to enter the regulated higher education market with government backing, subject to ongoing oversight and quality assurance requirements.

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Higher Education Provider Approval No. 5 of 2011

NOTICE OF APPROVAL

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Higher Education Support Act 2003

Higher Education Provider Approval No 5 of 2011

Approval under section 16-25, decision under paragraph 16-50(1)(a), and Notice of Approval under paragraph 16-50(1)(b) of the Higher Education Support Act 2003.

I, Neil McAuslan, a delegate of the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations for the purposes of sections 16-25 and 16-50 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (HESA):

(a) approve the application of Phoenix Institute of Australia Pty Ltd ACN: 084 806 575
ABN: 37 084 806 575 as a Higher Education Provider in accordance with section 16-25 of HESA; and

(b) note that this approval decides the application of Phoenix Institute of Australia Pty Ltd as required by paragraph 16-50(1)(a) of HESA; and

(c) hereby give Phoenix Institute of Australia Pty Ltd written notice of my approval as required by paragraph 16-50(1)(b) of HESA.

In accordance with paragraph 16-55(2) of the HESA this Notice of Approval is taken to have commenced on the first business day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

Dated this ………………1st…………...........................…. day of ………….....September........……………………….. 2011

Signed…………………………………………

Neil McAuslan

Branch Manager

Tertiary Student Support Branch

Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations

Delegate of the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs 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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