NOTICE OF APPROVAL

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Higher Education Support Act 2003

VET Provider Approval No. 40 of 2014

Approval under subclause 6(1), decision under paragraph 11(1)(a), and notice of approval under paragraph 11(1)(b) of Schedule 1A to the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (the Act).

I, Alison Cleary, a delegate of the Minister for Education

(a)           approve the application of Empowerment Options Pty Ltd as trustee for Empowerment Options Family Trust (ACN: 141 926 267 ABN: 47 824 997 758) as a VET provider in accordance with subclause 6(1) of Schedule 1A to the Act; and

(b)          note that this approval decides the application of Empowerment Options Pty Ltd as trustee for Empowerment Options Family Trust as required by paragraph 11(1)(a) of Schedule 1A to the Act; and

(c)           hereby give Empowerment Options Pty Ltd as trustee for Empowerment Options Family Trust written notice of my approval as required by paragraph 11(1)(b) of Schedule 1A to the Act.

In accordance with subclause 12(2) of Schedule 1A to the Act this notice of approval commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

Dated this 29th day of June 2014

Alison Cleary

A/g Branch Manager

Delegate of the Minister for Education