(1) A * listed provider is taken to be approved as a higher education provider from the commencement of this Act.
(1A) A * Table C provider is taken to be approved as a higher education provider from the commencement of the provision that included the provider in Table C in section 16 - 22.
(2) A body corporate:
(a) that is not a * listed provider or a * Table C provider; or
(b) that is a listed provider or a Table C provider that has previously ceased to be a higher education provider;
becomes a provider if approved by the Minister under section 16 - 25.
(3) A higher education provider ceases to be a provider if the provider's approval is revoked or suspended under Division 22 or the notice of the provider's approval ceases to have effect under Part 2 of Chapter 3 (parliamentary scrutiny of legislative instruments) of the Legislation Act 2003 .