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The Tribunal sets aside the cancellation decision and substitutes the following decision:

1. In accordance with the requirements of Sections 17 and 18 of the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 (the NVR Act), the Respondent confirms the Applicant's current registration as an NVR Registered Training Organisation (" RTO").
2. The period ending 15 January 2023 is determined for the purposes of Section 17 (5) of the NVR Act for the following courses on the Applicant's Scope of Registration ("the Courses"):
   1. BS850215 Diploma of Business.
   2. SIT30816 Certificate Ill in Commercial Cookery.
   3. SIT40516 Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery.
3. The Applicant will by email communication report to the Respondent's Manager, Regulatory Operations Melbourne when it has enrolled its first, tenth and twentieth student for face-to-face training.
4. On or before 30 April 2020, the Applicant will appoint an independent, external compliance Consultant.
5. On or before 31 May 2020, the Applicant will appoint an independent external validator to prepare a Validation Plan ("the Plan") in relation to the Courses, in accordance with the requirements of Clauses 1.9-1.11 of the Standards for Registered Training Organisations 2015 ("the Standards") and the explanatory ASQA Website pertaining to those Standards.
6. The independent validator appointed pursuant to Clause 2 (5) above will:
   1. on or before 30 June 2020 provide to the Respondent a copy of the Plan; and
   2. on or before 31 October 2020, provide a written report to the Respondent in relation to the compliant implementation or otherwise of the Plan.
7. The Applicant's external, independent compliance Consultant will in relation to the Courses, every 3 months from 30 April 2020 to 31 October 2020, provide the Respondent with an internal review of the Applicant's compliance in relation to Clause 1.8 of the Standards.
8. Pursuant to Section 29 of the NVR Act, the Applicant will retain for an ongoing period of 18 months, in an immediately accessible, electronic format, copies of all student completed assessment tasks for the Courses as well as all RPL evidence for individual students.
9. Subject to demonstrating its merits at a compliance at a Compliance/Amendment to Scope Audit, the Applicant may, on or after 31 March 2021, apply for and be granted an addition to its Scope of Registration.