Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification under subregulations 2.26AA(9), 2.26AB(7) and 2.26AC(6) - Professional Year Programs - June 2012
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PROFESSIONAL YEAR PROGRAMS
(Subregulations 2.26AA(9), 2.26AB(7) and 2.26AC(6))
I, CHRIS BOWEN, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under subregulations 2.26AA(6), 2.26AB(7) and 2.26AC(6) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’):
1. REVOKE Instrument IMMI 08/074 signed on 1 October 2008 specifying “professional year” for the purposes of subregulation 2.26AA(6); AND
2. SPECIFY the following Professional Year Programs as courses for the purposes of the definition of “professional year” in subregulations 2.26AA(9), 2.26AB(7) and 2.26AC(6) of the Regulations:
 • the Professional Year Program provided by the Australian Computer Society                                           which is available to information technology graduates;
 • the Professional Year Program provided by the Institute of Chartered Accountants                             in Australia, the Certified Practising Accountants Australia and the Institute of                                           Public Accounting which is available to accounting graduates; and
 • the Professional Year Program provided by Engineers Australia which is                                            available to engineering graduates.
This Instrument, IMMI 12/029, commences on 1 July 2012, immediately after the commencement of the Migration Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 2).
Date  12 June         2012
Chris Bowen
Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

[NOTE  1 : Subregulation 2.26AA(9) provides that, in Schedule 6B, “professional year” means a course specified  by the Minister in an instrument in writing for this definition.
NOTE 2:  Subregulation 2.26AB(7) provides that, in Schedule 6C “professional year” means a course specified by  the Minister in an instrument in writing for this definition.
NOTE 3:  Subregulation 2.26AC(6) provides that in Schedule 6D “professional year” means a course specified by   the Minister in an instrument in writing for this definition. ]