NOTICE OF APPROVAL

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Higher Education Support Act 2003

Higher Education Provider Approval No 5 of 2009

Approval under section 16-25, decision under paragraph 16-50(1)(a), and notice of approval under paragraph 16-50(1)(b) of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (HESA).

I, Fiona Buffinton, a delegate of the Minister for Education for the purposes of sections 16-25 and 16-50 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (HESA):

(a)           approve the application of Group Colleges Australia Pty Ltd as a higher education provider in accordance with section 16-25 of HESA; and

(b)          note that this approval decides the application of Group Colleges Australia Pty Ltd as required by paragraph 16-50(1)(a) of HESA; and

(c)           hereby give Group Colleges Australia Pty Ltd written notice of my approval as required by paragraph 16-50(1)(b) of HESA.

In accordance with paragraph 16-55(2) of the HESA 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 …………26…………. day of …………August………………………….. 2009

Signed………Fiona Buffinton…………………………

Fiona Buffinton

Group Manager

Higher Education Group

Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations

Delegate of the Minister for Education