Compliance activities, actions and results

VET Student Loan Program Compliance actions

The department does not make public details of ongoing compliance action and will only publish details of compliance actions once the compliance decision is finalised.

Where, in the view of the department, a provider publicly misrepresents findings from an audit, the department reserves the right to correct the public record.

Link to the VET Student Loans Act 2016 and the VET Student Loans Rules 2016.

Finalised Compliance Actions

Provider Legal Name	Decision Type	Effective Date	Comments	Status of Decision
Move Academy Pty Ltd	Revocation of VSL Approval	25/01/2024	Notice of revocation of approval as an approved course provider under Section 36(1) of the VET Student Loans Act 2016 (VSL Act) where the Secretary is satisfied that the provider is non-compliant with sections 11, 12, 25 (2), 26(2)(a), 47, 61 of the VSL Act and rules 23, 34 and 142 of the VET Student Loans Rules 2016.	Finalised
The Holistic Healing Company Pty Ltd	Compliance Notice	6/04/2021	Compliance Notice issued in relation to subsection 12(3) of the Act - assisting with completing anything a student is required to do for determining their academic suitability, and subsection 48(5) of the Act, by failing to comply with Rules made under section 48 requiring an approved course provider to have specified processes and procedures in place.	Finalised
Foundation for Education and Training Pty Ltd	Compliance Notice	7/04/2021	Compliance Notice issued in relation to subsection 12(2) of the Act – assessment of certain students’ academic suitability, subsection 17(6) of the Act - collect sufficient information to verify that certain students meet the citizenship and residency requirements, subsection 50(2) of the Act including certain prescribed information in VSL Fee Notices or Commonwealth Assistance Notices, subsection 56(1) of the Act by not giving students the statement required under this subsection (Statement of Covered Fees), subsection 58(6) of the Act by failing to determine certain census days in accordance with the Rules; and subsection 64(2) of the Act in relation to marketing material not containing all information required by section 142 of the Rules.	Finalised
Australian National Memorial Theatre Ltd	Compliance Notice	6/12/2021	Compliance Notice issued in relation to subsection 47(2) of the Act – maintaining the integrity of certain student records and data in relation to students' eligibility and VSL Statement of Covered, VSL Fee Notices and Commonwealth Assistance Notices, and subsection 50(2) of the Act in relation to students who were not given VSL Fee Notices within the prescribed period.	Finalised
Academy of Hair and Makeup Pty Ltd	Compliance Notice	7/12/2021	Compliance Notice issued in relation to subsection 47(2) of the Act - maintaining the integrity of certain student records and data in relation to its assessment of certain students' eligibility and the giving of VSL Statement of Covered Fees, VSL Fee Notices and Commonwealth Assistance Notices, subsection 50(2) of the Act in relation to students who were not given VSL Fee Notices, CANs or Statement of Covered Fees (section 56) within the prescribed period; subsection 58(6) of the Act determining census days.	Finalised
A.M.T Helicopters Pty Ltd	Compliance Notice	12/08/2022	Compliance Notice issued in relation to publishing requirements and subsection 48 of the Act and subsection 79 of the Rules.	Finalised
Australian Institute of Healthcare Education Pty Ltd	Compliance Notice	16/08/2022	Compliance Notice issued in relation to publishing requirements and subsection 48, 52, 57 and 64 of the Act, and subsection 79, 80, 81, 82, 85, 87, 88, 89, 92, 93, 115 and 127 of the Rules.	Finalised
Leverage Services Pty Ltd	Compliance Notice	2/09/2022	Compliance Notice issued in relation to publishing requirements and subsection 48 and 64 of the Act, and subsection 79, 88, 140 and 142 of the Rules.	Finalised
Job Training Institute Pty Ltd	Compliance Notice	29/08/2022	Compliance Notice issued in relation to publishing requirements and subsection 48,58 and 64 of the Act, and subsection 79, 81, 82, 86, 87, 88, 89, 92, 132 and 142 of the Rules.	Finalised
BSI Learning Institute Pty Limited	Compliance Notice	12/09/2022	Compliance Notice issued in relation to publishing requirements and subsection 48, 52, 58, and 64 of the Act and subsection 79, 82, 89, 115, 132, and 141 of the Rules.	Finalised
The Holistic Healing Company Pty Ltd	Infringement Notice/s	6/04/2021	Payment of three infringement notices for alleged contraventions of section 106 of the VSL Act.	Finalised
Unity College Australia Incorporated	Compliance Notice	12/08/2020	Compliance Notice under subsection 43(2) of the VSL Act for assisting students complete Language, Literacy and Numeracy tests, omitting information, using an unapproved tool to access academic suitability, and publishing the availability of VET Student Loans.	Finalised
Contour Systems Pty Ltd	Voluntary Revocation of approval	31/10/2019	Voluntary revocation of approval as a VET provider under section 38 of the VSL act following compliance action.	Finalised
BCA National Training Group Pty Ltd	Compliance Notice	31/01/2019 (revised)	Revised Compliance notice issued under subsection 43 and 44 of the VSL Act to include the failure to assess academic suitability, omission, or incorrect material submitted to the Secretary and parental signature for under 18 application.	Finalised
BCA National Training Group Pty ltd	Compliance Notice	26/09/2018	Compliance notice under subsection 43(2) of the VSL Act for failure to assess academic suitability, omission, or incorrect material submitted to the Secretary and parental signature for under 18 application.	Finalised
New York Film Academy Australia Pty Ltd	Compliance Notice	27/07/2018	Compliance notice under subsection 43(2) of the VSL Act for not publishing processes and procedures on its website and must be accessible without login information.	Finalised
Tandem College Pty Ltd	Compliance Notice	25/05/2018	Compliance notice under subsection 43(2) of the VSL Act for not complying with requirements to not use a broker or agent.	Finalised
New England Institute of Technology Pty Ltd	Voluntary Revocation of approval	23/04/2018	Voluntary Revocation of approval as an approved course provider under section 38 of the VSL Act following compliance action.	Finalised
Tandem College Pty Ltd	Notice of Immediate Suspension	03/04/2018	Immediate suspension of approval as an approved course provider under section 37(1) of the VSL Act where the Secretary suspects on reasonable grounds that there is non-compliance and that the circumstances require urgent action.	Finalised
New England Institute of Technology Pty Ltd	Notice of Immediate Suspension	12/02/2018	Immediate suspension of approval as an approved course provider under section 37(1) of the VSL Act where the Secretary suspects on reasonable grounds that there is non-compliance and that the circumstances require urgent action.
Australasian Beauty Therapy Academy Pty Ltd	Notice of Immediate Suspension	30/10/17 & 31/10/2017	Payment of three infringement notices for alleged contraventions of section 64 of the VSL Act.	Finalised
Jigsaw Consulting Group Pty Ltd	Infringement Notice/s	13/07/2017	Payment of two infringement notices for alleged contraventions of section 64 of the VSL Act.	Finalised
New York Film Academy Australia Pty Ltd	Infringement Notice/s	08/06/2017	Payment of two infringement notices for alleged contraventions of section 64 of the VSL Act.
The Malka Group Pty Ltd	Infringement Notice/s	24/05/2017	Payment of one infringement notice for alleged contraventions of section 64 of the VSL Act.
SMR Learning Services Pty Ltd	Infringement Notice/s	18/05/2017	Payment of two infringement notices for alleged contraventions of section 64 of the VSL Act.

Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) regulatory decisions

ASQA publishes information about certain regulatory decisions it makes, in order to:

assist students and potential students to make informed decisions about choosing a provider
provide industry, government and the public with accurate information on ASQA's regulatory activity

All ASQA decisions are available on the ASQA website.

Ceased VET FEE-HELP Scheme

Legal Name	Decision Type	Effective Date	Comments	Status of Decision
ACN 007 152 561 Pty Ltd (formerly Republica Education Pty Ltd)	Compliance Notice	1/03/2017	Compliance notice under c.26A(1) of Schedule 1A of the HESA for not complying with agent agreement and agent publication requirements.	Finalised
ACN 007 152 561 Pty Ltd (formerly Republica Education Pty Ltd)	Voluntary Revocation of approval	1/04/2017	Voluntary Revocation of approval as a VET provider under sc.39(1) of Schedule 1A of the HESA.	Finalised
ACT Education Group Pty Ltd	Notice of Suspension for poor performance	22/12/2016	Suspension of approval as a VET provider under sc.36(5) of Schedule 1A of the HESA.	Finalised
ACT Education Group Pty Ltd	Compliance Notice	24/03/2017	Compliance notice under c.26A(1) of Schedule 1A of the HESA for not complying with student entry procedure, information provision to students, fee, invoicing, census dates, Commonwealth Assistance Notice, withdrawal procedure, and agent agreement requirements.	Finalised
ACT Education Group Pty Ltd	Voluntary Revocation of approval	11/05/2017	Voluntary Revocation of approval as a VET provider under sc.39(1) of Schedule 1A of the HESA.	Finalised
ACTE Pty Ltd	Infringement Notice/s	23/01/2017	Payment of nine infringement notices for alleged contraventions of c.39DH of Schedule 1A of the HESA. Payment of the infringement notices does not constitute an admission of guilt or liability.	Finalised
Adamattrin Pty Ltd as Trustee for Mesaric Family Trust	Notice of Suspension for poor performance	22/12/2016	Suspension of approval as a VET provider under sc.36(5) of Schedule 1A of the HESA.	Finalised
Adamattrin Pty Ltd as Trustee for Mesaric Family Trust	Compliance Notice	6/06/2017	Compliance notice under c.26A(1) of Schedule 1A of the HESA for not complying with publication of agents and associates, notification of independent financial advice, and withdrawal procedure requirements.	Finalised
Advanced Education Australia Pty Ltd	Revocation of approval	28/11/2017	Revocation of approval as a VET provider under cs.33 and 34 of Schedule 1A of the HESA due to a breach of the VET quality and accountability requirements.	Finalised
ASCET Institute of Technology Pty Ltd (Vic)	Revocation of approval	23/12/2016	Revocation of approval as a VET provider under sc.33(1) of Schedule 1A of the HESA due to a breach of the Tuition Assurance requirements and VET quality and accountability requirements.	Finalised
Australian Business Academy Pty Ltd	Revocation of approval	2/06/2017	Revocation of approval as a VET provider under c.29B of Schedule 1A of the HESA as the provider ceased to be listed as a registered training organisation on the National Register.	Finalised
Australian College of Applied Education Pty Ltd	Revocation of approval	20/09/2017	Revocation of approval as a VET provider under cs.33 and 34 of Schedule 1A of the HESA due to a breach of the VET quality and accountability requirements in relation to financial viability.	Finalised
Australian Institute of Holistic Medicine Pty Ltd	Revocation of approval	11/04/2016	Revocation of approval as a VET provider under c.29B of Schedule 1A of the HESA as the provider ceased to be listed as a registered training organisation on the National Register.	Finalised
Australian Institute of Management Education and Training Pty Ltd	Infringement Notice/s	25/05/2017	Payment of 28 infringement notices for alleged contraventions of c.39DE of Schedule 1A of the HESA. Payment of the infringement notices does not constitute an admission of guilt or liability.	Finalised
Australian Institute of Management Education and Training Pty Ltd	Compliance Notice	18/12/2017	Compliance notice under c.26A(1) of Schedule 1A of the HESA for not complying with invoicing, Commonwealth Assistance Notice, census dates, student entry procedure and agent agreement publication requirements.	Finalised
Australian Institute of Personal Trainers Pty Ltd	Infringement Notice/s	21/03/2017	Payment of five infringement notices for alleged contraventions of c.39DH of Schedule 1A of the HESA. Payment of the infringement notices does not constitute an admission of guilt or liability.	Finalised
Australian Institute of Personal Trainers Pty Ltd	Voluntary Revocation of Approval	17/01/2018	Voluntary Revocation of approval as a VET provider under sc.39(1) of Schedule 1A of the HESA.	Finalised
Australian Institute of Professional Education Pty Ltd	Revocation of approval	19/10/2016	Revocation of approval as a VET provider under sc.33(1) of Schedule 1A of the HESA due to a breach of the Tuition Assurance requirements and VET quality and accountability requirements.	Finalised
Australian Vocational Learning Institute Pty Ltd	Revocation of Approval	06/02/2018	Revocation of approval as a VET provider under c.29B of Schedule 1a of the HESA as the provider ceased to be listed as a registered training organisation on the national register	Finalised
Beauty & Hair Academy of Australia Pty Ltd	Revocation of approval	20/04/2017	Revocation of approval as a VET provider under c.29B of Schedule 1A of the HESA as the provider ceased to be listed as a registered training organisation on the National Register.	Finalised
Bruce Hartwig Flying School Pty Ltd	Compliance Notice	27/09/2018	Compliance notice under s.39DH of Schedule IA of the HESA for accepting requests for Commonwealth assistance etc. when student not entitled	Finalised
Bruce Hartwig Flying School Pty Ltd	Compliance Notice	22/09/2016	Compliance notice under c.26A(1) of Schedule 1A of the HESA for not complying with application consideration and decision requirements.	Finalised
Careers Australia Education Institute Pty Ltd	Compliance Notice	24/03/2017	Compliance notice under c.26A(1) of Schedule 1A of the HESA for not complying with notice issued under c24 of Schedule 1A of the HESA.	Finalised
Careers Australia Education Institute Pty Ltd	Revocation of approval	24/11/2017	Revocation of approval as a VET provider under c.29B of Schedule 1A of the HESA due to the provider ceasing to be listed as a registered training organisation on the National Register.	Finalised
Churchill Education Pty Ltd as Trustee for the Decelle Investment Trust	Compliance Notice	31/07/2017	Compliance notice under c.26A(1) of Schedule 1A of the HESA for not complying with student invoicing and Commonwealth Assistance Notice requirements.	Finalised
College of Creative Design and Arts Pty Ltd	Revocation of approval	12/07/2016	Revocation of approval as a VET provider under sc.33(1) of Schedule 1A of the HESA due to a breach of the VET quality and accountability requirements in relation to financial viability.	Finalised
Conwal and Associates Pty Ltd	Notice of Suspension for poor performance	22/12/2016	Suspension of approval as a VET provider under sc.36(5) of Schedule 1A of the HESA.	Finalised
Conwal and Associates Pty Ltd	Revocation of approval	20/03/2017	Revocation of approval as a VET provider under sc.33(1) of Schedule 1A of the HESA due to a breach of the Tuition Assurance requirements and VET quality and accountability requirements.	Finalised
Cornerstone Investment Aust Pty Ltd	Revocation of approval	24/01/2017	Revocation of approval as a VET provider under c.29B of Schedule 1A of the HESA as the provider ceased to be listed as a registered training organisation on the National Register.	Finalised
DLDC Pty Ltd	Compliance Notice	4/04/2017	Compliance notice under c.26A(1) of Schedule 1A of the HESA for not complying with student entry procedure publication and fee period requirements.	Finalised
Franklyn Scholar (Australia) Pty Ltd	Notice of Suspension for poor performance	22/12/2016	Suspension of approval as a VET provider under sc.36(5) of Schedule 1A of the HESA.	Finalised
Franklyn Scholar (Australia) Pty Ltd	Revocation of approval	20/03/2017	Revocation of approval as a VET provider under sc.33(1) of Schedule 1A of the HESA due to a breach of the Tuition Assurance requirements and VET quality and accountability requirements.	Finalised
Harvest Education Technical College Pty Ltd as a trustee for HETC Trust	Infringement Notice/s	15/03/2017	Payment of three infringement notices for alleged contraventions of s.39DH of Schedule 1A of the HESA. Payment of the infringement notices does not constitute an admission of guilt or liability.	Finalised
Harvest Education Technical College Pty Ltd as a trustee for HETC Trust	Compliance Notice	21/07/2017	Compliance notice under c.26(A) of Schedule 1A of the HESA for not complying with requirements for student entry procedure, agent agreement, and agent agreement publication.	Finalised
Impel Solutions Pty Ltd as Trustee for The Hall Investment Trust	Revocation of approval	24/11/2016	Revocation of approval as a VET provider under sc.33(1) of Schedule 1A of the HESA due to a breach of the VET quality and accountability requirements in relation to financial viability.	Finalised
International Screen Academy Pty Ltd	Compliance Notice	13/05/2016	Compliance notice under c.26(A) of Schedule 1A of the HESA for not complying with Tuition Assurance requirements and VET quality and accountability requirements.	Finalised
Kirana Training Pty Ltd	Compliance Notice	15/11/2017	Compliance notice under c.26A(1) of Schedule 1A of the HESA for not complying with student entry procedure, invoicing, publication, and agent agreement requirements	Finalised
Metro Screen Limited	Revocation of approval	5/08/2016	Revocation of approval as a VET provider under c.29B of Schedule 1A of the HESA as the provider ceased to be listed as a registered training organisation on the National Register.	Finalised
Performance Development Group Pty Ltd (formerly Asia Pacific Training Institute Pty Ltd)	Notice of Suspension for poor performance	22/12/2016	Suspension of approval as a VET provider under sc.36(5) of Schedule 1A of the HESA.	Finalised
Performance Development Group Pty Ltd (formerly Asia Pacific Training Institute Pty Ltd)	Revocation of approval	20/03/2017	Revocation of approval as a VET provider under sc.33(1) of Schedule 1A of the HESA due to a breach of the Tuition Assurance requirements and VET quality and accountability requirements.	Finalised
Productivity Partners Pty Ltd	Notice of Suspension for poor performance	22/12/2016	Suspension of approval as a VET provider under sc.36(5) of Schedule 1A of the HESA.	Finalised
Smart City Vocational College Pty Ltd	Revocation of approval	20/03/2017	Revocation of approval as a VET provider under sc.33(1) of Schedule 1A of the HESA due to a breach of the Tuition Assurance requirements and VET quality and accountability requirements.	Finalised
Study Group Australia Pty Ltd	Infringement Notice/s	7/03/2017	Payment of 14 infringement notices for alleged contraventions of s.39DH of Schedule 1A of the HESA. Payment of the infringement notices does not constitute an admission of guilt or liability.	Finalised
Tabor College Inc (WA)	Revocation of approval	16/08/2016	Revocation of approval as a VET provider under c.29B of Schedule 1A of the HESA as the provider ceased to be listed as a registered training organisation on the National Register.	Finalised
The Australian Academy of Business Pty Ltd	Compliance Notice	27/10/2017	Compliance notice under c.26A(1) of Schedule 1A of the HESA for not complying with invoicing and Commonwealth Assistance Notice requirements.	Finalised
The Design Works College of Design Pty Ltd	Revocation of approval	12/07/2016	Revocation of approval as a VET provider under sc.33(1) of Schedule 1A of the HESA due to a breach of the VET quality and accountability requirements in relation to financial viability.	Finalised
The trustee for the Life Coaching Institute trust	Compliance Notice	18/12/2017	Compliance notice under c.26A(1) of Schedule 1A of the HESA for not complying with census dates and Commonwealth Assistance Notice requirements.	Finalised
Training and Development Australia Pty Ltd	Revocation of approval	5/02/2016	Revocation of approval as a VET provider under sc.33(1) of Schedule 1A of the HESA due to a breach of the VET quality and accountability requirements in relation to financial viability.	Finalised
Unique International College Pty Ltd	Notice of Suspension for poor performance	22/12/2016	Suspension of approval as a VET provider under sc.36(5) of Schedule 1A of the HESA.	Finalised
Unique International College Pty Ltd	Voluntary Revocation of approval	18/04/2017	Voluntary Revocation of approval as a VET provider under sc.39(1) of Schedule 1A of the HESA.	Finalised