Migration (LIN 18/170: Professional Year Programs) Instrument 2018 (Cth)

Migration (LIN 18/170: Professional Year Programs) Instrument 2018

I, David Coleman, Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, make the following instrument.

Dated 6/12/18

David Coleman

The Hon David Coleman MP Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs

Contents Part 1 – Preliminary 1 Name 2 Commencement 3 Authority 4 Definitions 5 Schedules Part 2 – Professional year 6 Professional year programs Schedule 1—Repeals IMMI 12/029 - Professional Year Programs

Part 1 – Preliminary

1 Name (1) This instrument is the Migration (LIN 18/170: Professional Year Programs) Instrument 2018. (2) This instrument may be cited as LIN 18/170.

2 Commencement This instrument commences the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislation.

3 Authority This instrument is made under the definition of professional year in subregulation 2.26AC(6) of the Regulations.

4 Definitions In this instrument: Regulations means the Migrations Regulations 1994.

5 Schedules Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Part 2 – Professional year

6 Professional year programs For the purposes of the definition of professional year in subregulation 2.26AC(6) of the Regulations, any of the following professional year programs are specified courses: (a) The Professional Year Program provided by the Australian Computer Society which is available to information technology graduates; (b) The Professional Year Program provided by Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, the Certified Practising Accountants Australia and the Institute of Public Accounting which is available to accounting graduates; (c) The Professional Year Program provided by Engineers Australia which is available to engineering graduates.