6Approval by the Minister

6  Approval by the Minister

 (1) The Minister, in writing, may approve a body as a *VET provider if:

 (aa) the body is a body corporate that is not the trustee of a trust; and

 (a) the body:

 (b) subject to subclause (2), providing education is, or is taken to be, the body’s principal purpose; and

 (c) the body is a *registered training organisation, as listed on the *National Register, that has been a registered training organisation since at least 1 January 2011; and

 (ca) the body has been offering:

 (i) at least one *qualifying VET course continuously since at least 1 January 2011; or

 (ii) one or more series of qualifying VET courses since at least 1 January 2011, with each course in a series superseding the other without interruption; and

 (d) the body either fulfils the *VET tuition assurance requirements or is exempted from those requirements under clause 8; and

 (da) the body offers at least one *VET course of study; and

 (e) the body applies for approval as provided for in clause 9; and

 (f) the Minister is satisfied that the body is willing and able to meet the *VET quality and accountability requirements; and

 (g) the body complies with any requirements set out in the VET Guidelines; and

 (h) the Minister is satisfied that:

 (i) the body; and

 (ii) each person who makes, or participates in making, decisions that affect the whole, or a substantial part, of the body’s affairs;

  is a fit and proper person.

 (1A) The Minister, in writing, may also approve a body as a *VET provider if:

 (a) the body is of a kind specified in the *VET Guidelines; and

 (b) the body:

 (c) subject to subclause (2), providing education is, or is taken to be, the body’s principal purpose; and

 (d) the body is a *registered training organisation as listed on the *National Register; and

 (da) the body has been offering:

 (i) at least one *qualifying VET course continuously since at least 1 January 2011; or

 (ii) one or more series of qualifying VET courses since at least 1 January 2011, with each course in a series superseding the other without interruption; and

 (e) the body either fulfils the *VET tuition assurance requirements or is exempted from those requirements under clause 8; and

 (f) the body offers at least one *VET course of study; and

 (g) the body applies for approval as provided for in clause 9; and

 (h) the Minister is satisfied that the body is willing and able to meet the *VET quality and accountability requirements; and