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: (a) approve the following body corporate as a higher education provider: Bradford College Pty Ltd (b) 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