Higher Education Provider Approval (No. 3 of 2009) (Cth)

INSTRUMENT OF APPROVAL COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA Higher Education Support Act 2003 Higher Education Provider Approval (No 3 of 2009) Approval pursuant to section 16-25 and notice of approval pursuant to paragraph 16-50(1)(b).

I, FIONA BUFFINTON, a delegate of the Minister for Education for the purposes of section 16-25 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 ('the HESA') have approved the Southern Cross College of the Assemblies of God in Australia as a higher education provider under that section of the HESA, and:

a) note that the application of the Southern Cross College of the Assemblies of God in Australia for approval as a higher education provider has thereby been decided as required by paragraph 16-50(1)(a) of the HESA; and

b) pursuant to paragraph 16-50(1)(b) of the HESA give notice of my approval to the Southern Cross College of the Assemblies of God in Australia.

In accordance with section 16-55 of the HESA and subsection 12(3) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003, this notice of approval takes effect on the day after the last day on which a House of Parliament could have passed a resolution disallowing it.

Dated this 27 day of March 2009 (Signed)

FIONA BUFFINTON Group Manager, Higher Education Group Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations