Higher Education Provider Approval (No. 9 of 2005)

INSTRUMENT OF APPROVAL

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Higher Education Support Act 2003

Higher Education Provider Approval (No. 9 of 2005)

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

I, COLIN WALTERS, of the Department of Education, Science and Training, acting as a delegate pursuant to subsection 16-50 (1) of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 ('the HESA') hereby approve and give notice of approval of the following body corporate as a Higher Education Provider:

Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE

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.

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 ………………5…………day of ……………September………2005.

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 (HEP) 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 Act)

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

Quality Requirements(Subdivision 19-C of the Act)

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**.

Fairness Requirements (Subdivision 19-D of the Act)

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**.

Compliance Requirements (Subdivision 19-E of the Act)

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, the regulations and relevant guidelines.

Contribution and fee requirements - subdivision 19F of the HESA

A HEP must meet the contribution and fee requirements set out in Subdivision 19-F of the HESA* and must comply with the requirements of the Higher Education Provider Guidelines** and the Commonwealth Grant Scheme Guidelines**.

NOTE: Subject to the passage of legislation, the criteria that are currently set out in the Commonwealth Grant Scheme Guidelines** for determining incidental fees will be moved to the Higher Education Provider Guidelines**.

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

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