Higher Education Provider Approval (No. 14 of 2006)

INSTRUMENT OF APPROVAL

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Higher Education Support Act 2003

Higher Education Provider Approval (No. 14 of 2006)

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:

approve the following body corporate as a higher education provider:

Bradford College Pty Ltd

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.

In accordance with subsection 16-50(4) of the HESA, information as is specified in the Higher Education Provider Guidelines as information that must be provided to an applicant upon approval as a higher education provider is set out in Attachment 1 to this notice. Attachment 1 forms part of the contents of this notice.

Dated this……3rd………….. day of……October……….. 2006

(Signed)

COLIN WALTERS

Group Manager, Higher Education Group

Department of Education, Science and Training

Attachment 1

INFORMATION REGARDING HIGHER EDUCATION PROVIDERS' OBLIGATIONS IN RELATION TO THE QUALITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPORT ACT 2003 ('the HESA')

In accordance with subsection 16-50(4) of the HESA and Chapter 5 of the Higher Education Provider Guidelines, the following information is provided to an approved Higher Education Provider (HEP) regarding its obligations under the quality and accountability requirements:

Financial Viability Requirements (Subdivision 19-B of the HESA)

A HEP must meet the financial viability requirements set out in Subdivision 19-B of the HESA*.

Quality Requirements (Subdivision 19-C of the HESA)

A HEP must meet the quality requirements set out in Subdivision 19-C of the HESA* and must comply with the requirements of the Higher Education Provider Guidelines** that are relevant to compliance with subdivision 19-C of the HESA.

Fairness Requirements (Subdivision 19-D of the HESA)

A HEP must meet the fairness requirements set out in Subdivision 19-D of the HESA* and must comply with the requirements of the Higher Education Provider Guidelines** that are relevant to compliance with subdivision 19-D of the HESA.

Compliance Requirements (Subdivision 19-E of the HESA)

A HEP must meet the compliance requirements set out in Subdivision 19-E of the HESA* and must comply with the requirements of the HESA and Guidelines made under section 238-10 of the HESA that are relevant to compliance with subdivision 19-E of the HESA.

Contribution and fee requirements (Subdivision 19-F of the HESA)

A HEP must meet the contribution and fee requirements set out in Subdivision 19-F of the HESA* and must comply Guidelines made under section 238-10 of the HESA that are relevant to compliance with subdivision 19-E of the HESA.

* The HESA is available at: http://www.comlaw.gov.au

** The Higher Education Provider Guidelines are available at: http://www.backingaustraliasfuture.gov.au/guidelines/hep_guide.htm