PROFESSIONAL YEAR PROGRAMS

(SUBREGULATION 2.26AA(6)

DEFINITION OF “PROFESSIONAL YEAR”)

I, CHRIS EVANS, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under subregulation 2.26AA(6) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’):

REVOKE instrument number IMMI 08/011 signed on 1 April 2008; AND

SPECIFY the following Professional Year Programs as courses for the purposes of the definition of “professional year” in subregulation 2.26AA(6) of the Regulations:

1. Professional Year Program provided by the Australian Computer Society which is available to IT graduates;

2.      Professional Year Program provided by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, CPA Australia and the National Institute of Accountants which is available to accounting graduates;

3.      Professional Year Program provided by Engineers Australia which is available to engineering graduates.

This Instrument, IMMI 08/074, commences on 27 October 2008.

Date  1 October 2008

     CHRIS EVANS

 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

[NOTE    Subregulation 2.26AA(6) provides that, in Schedule 6B, “professional year” means a course specified by the Minister in an instrument in writing for this definition.]