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. ]