{"id":"F2008L01012","name":"Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification of Professional Year Programs - IMMI 08/011","slug":"migration-regulations-1994-specification-of-professional-year-programs-immi-08-011","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":73160,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L01012-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"PROFESSIONAL YEAR PROGRAMS","sectionType":"part","heading":"PROFESSIONAL YEAR PROGRAMS","content":"# PROFESSIONAL YEAR PROGRAMS","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"(SUBREGULATION 2.26AA(6) DEFINITION OF “","sectionType":"part","heading":"(SUBREGULATION 2.26AA(6) DEFINITION OF “PROFESSIONAL YEAR”)","content":"# (SUBREGULATION 2.26AA(6) DEFINITION OF “PROFESSIONAL YEAR”)\n\nI, CHRIS EVANS, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under subregulation 2.26AA(6) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’):\n\nREVOKE instrument number IMMI 08/002 signed on 14 February 2008; AND\n\nSPECIFY the following Professional Year Programs as courses for the purposes of the definition of “professional year” in subregulation 2.26AA(6) of the Regulations:\n\n1.  Professional Year Program provided by the Australian Computer Society which is available to IT graduates;\n\n2. 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.\n\nThis Instrument, IMMI 08/011, commences on the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\nDate 1 April 2008\n\nCHRIS EVANS\n\nMinister for Immigration and Citizenship\n\n\\[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.\\]","sortOrder":1}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1767},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the narrow function authorised by subregulation 2.26AA(6): specifying which courses constitute a 'professional year'. It merely updates the list of approved providers without expanding the regulatory scope."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short length (only two substantive items specified)","Zero conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","No definitions section or interpretative provisions","Simple administrative structure: revoke old instrument, specify new list"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument is short and sweet. It officially tells the Immigration Department which two postgraduate work-experience courses count as a **\"professional year\"** for visa points.\n\n**The approved programs are:**\n*   **For IT graduates:** The program run by the **Australian Computer Society**\n*   **For accounting graduates:** The program run by the three big accounting bodies (**Institute of Chartered Accountants, CPA Australia, and the National Institute of Accountants**)\n\n**Why it matters:** If you complete one of these programs, you can claim extra points (usually 5) toward your skilled migration visa application. This document simply updates the official list, scrapping the previous version from February 2008."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-of-professional-year-programs-immi-08-011","history":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-of-professional-year-programs-immi-08-011/history","analysis":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-of-professional-year-programs-immi-08-011/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-of-professional-year-programs-immi-08-011/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-of-professional-year-programs-immi-08-011/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-of-professional-year-programs-immi-08-011/documents"}}