8AProfessional standards schemes

#### 8A Professional standards schemes For subsection 137(2) of the Act, a scheme and any modifications to the scheme set out in the following table are prescribed. > Note: Column 2 of the table below is included for information only. ```html <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading" style="page-break-inside:avoid"><span>Prescribed professional standards schemes</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:9.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading" style="page-break-inside:avoid"><span>Item</span></p></td><td style="width:62.74%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading" style="page-break-inside:avoid"><span>Column 1</span><br><span>Scheme</span></p></td><td style="width:27.46%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading" style="page-break-inside:avoid"><span>Column 2</span><br><span>Date prescribed</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:9.8%; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:62.74%; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The Australian Computer Society Incorporated Professional Standards Scheme, published in the New South Wales Government Gazette No. 404, 11</span><span> </span><span>October 2024</span></p><p class="notemargin"><span>Note:</span><span style="width:15.45pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>This Scheme was formerly the Australian Computer Society Professional Standards Scheme, published in the New South Wales Government Gazette No. 142, 19</span><span> </span><span>December 2018, including as modified by the extension published in the New South Wales Government Gazette No. 311, 14</span><span> </span><span>July 2023.</span></p></td><td style="width:27.46%; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span><span> </span><span>January 2025</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:9.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><a id="CU_453571"></a><a id="_Hlk82502076"><span>2</span></a></p></td><td style="width:62.74%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The Australian Property Institute Valuers Limited Professional Standards Scheme, published in the New South Wales Government Gazette No. 214, 21</span><span> </span><span>May 2021</span></p><p class="notemargin"><span>Note:</span><span style="width:15.45pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>This Scheme was formerly The Australia Property Institute Valuers Limited Professional Standards Scheme, published in the New South Wales Government Gazette No.</span><span> </span><span>34, 6</span><span> </span><span>May 2016, including as modified by the amendments published in the New South Wales Government Gazette No.</span><span> </span><span>59, 12</span><span> </span><span>June 2019.</span></p></td><td style="width:27.46%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span><span> </span><span>September 2021</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:9.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:62.74%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The CPA Australia Professional Standards Scheme, published in the New South Wales Government Gazette No. 227, 6</span><span> </span><span>June 2025</span></p><p class="notetext" style="margin-left:42.55pt"><span>Note:</span><span style="width:22.55pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>This Scheme was formerly the CPA Australia Ltd Professional Standards (Accountants) Scheme, published in the New South Wales Government Gazette No. 98, 30</span><span> </span><span>August 2019, including as modified by the extension published in the New South Wales Government Gazette No. 71, 1</span><span> </span><span>March 2024.</span></p></td><td style="width:27.46%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The day Schedule</span><span> </span><span>1 to the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Treasury Laws Amendment (Professional Standards Schemes No. 2) Regulations</span><span style="font-style:italic"> </span><span style="font-style:italic">2025</span><span> commences</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:9.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>7</span></p></td><td style="width:62.74%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand Professional Standards Scheme, published in the New South Wales Government Gazette No.</span><span> </span><span>121, 28</span><span> </span><span>March</span><span> </span><span>2025</span></p><p class="notemargin"><span>Note:</span><span style="width:15.45pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>This Scheme was formerly the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand Professional Standards Scheme, published in the New South Wales Government Gazette No.</span><span> </span><span>72, 12</span><span> </span><span>July 2019, including as modified by the extension published in the New South Wales Government Gazette No.</span><span> </span><span>71, 1</span><span> </span><span>March 2024.</span></p></td><td style="width:27.46%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>13</span><span> </span><span>July 2025</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:9.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>8</span></p></td><td style="width:62.74%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The Law Society of New South Wales Professional Standards Scheme, published in the New South Wales Government Gazette No. 383, 27</span><span> </span><span>September 2024</span></p><p class="notemargin"><span>Note:</span><span style="width:15.45pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>This Scheme was formerly the Law Society of New South Wales Professional Standards Scheme, published in the New South Wales Government Gazette No. 87, 7</span><span> </span><span>September 2018, including as modified by the extension published in the New South Wales Government Gazette No. 311, 14</span><span> </span><span>July 2023.</span></p></td><td style="width:27.46%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>22</span><span> </span><span>November 2024</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:9.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>9</span></p></td><td style="width:62.74%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The New South Wales Bar Association Professional Standards Scheme, published in the New South Wales Government Gazette No. 121, 28</span><span> </span><span>March 2025</span></p><p class="notemargin"><span>Note:</span><span style="width:15.45pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>This Scheme was formerly the New South Wales Bar Association Professional Standards Scheme, published in the New South Wales Government Gazette No.</span><span> </span><span>179, 20</span><span> </span><span>December 2019.</span></p></td><td style="width:27.46%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-inside:avoid"><span>1</span><span> </span><span>July 2025</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:9.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>14</span></p></td><td style="width:62.74%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The Law Institute of Victoria Limited Professional Standards Scheme, published in the Victoria Government Gazette No. G</span><span> </span><span>11, 17</span><span> </span><span>March 2022</span></p><p class="notemargin"><span>Note:</span><span style="width:15.45pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>This Scheme was formerly the Law Institute of Victoria Limited Scheme, published in the Victoria Government Gazette No. G 16, 21</span><span> </span><span>April 2016, including as modified by the extension published in the Victoria Government Gazette No. G 9, 4</span><span> </span><span>March 2021.</span></p></td><td style="width:27.46%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-inside:avoid"><span>1</span><span> </span><span>July 2022</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:9.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span>15</span></p></td><td style="width:62.74%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The Victorian Bar Professional Standards Scheme, published in the Victoria Government Gazette No. S 207, 29</span><span> </span><span>April 2025</span></p><p class="notemargin" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span>Note:</span><span style="width:15.45pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>This Scheme was formerly the Victorian Bar Professional Standards Scheme, published in the Victoria Government Gazette No.</span><span> </span><span>G</span><span> </span><span>16, 18</span><span> </span><span>April</span><span> </span><span>2019, including as modified by the extension published in the Victoria Government Gazette No.</span><span> </span><span>G 45, 9</span><span> </span><span>November 2023.</span></p></td><td style="width:27.46%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid"><span>1</span><span> </span><span>July 2025</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:9.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><a id="CU_1156223"></a><span>16</span></p></td><td style="width:62.74%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The Bar Association of Queensland Professional Standards Scheme, approved as described in the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Professional Standards (Bar Association of Queensland Professional Standards Scheme) Notice</span><span style="font-style:italic"> </span><span style="font-style:italic">2024 </span><span>(Qld), 21</span><span> </span><span>June 2024</span></p><p class="notemargin"><span>Note:</span><span style="width:15.45pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>This Scheme was formerly the Bar Association of Queensland Professional Standards Scheme, approved as described in the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Professional Standards (Bar Association of Queensland Professional Standards Scheme) Notice</span><span style="font-style:italic"> </span><span style="font-style:italic">2019</span><span> (Qld), 18</span><span> </span><span>February 2019.</span></p></td><td style="width:27.46%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>21</span><span> </span><span>August 2024</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:9.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>19</span></p></td><td style="width:62.74%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The Queensland Law Society Professional Standards Scheme, approved as described in the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Professional Standards (The Queensland Law Society Professional Standards Scheme) Notice</span><span style="font-style:italic"> </span><span style="font-style:italic">2021</span><span> (Qld), 17</span><span> </span><span>December 2021</span></p><p class="notemargin"><span>Note:</span><span style="width:15.45pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>The Scheme was formerly the Queensland Law Society Professional Standards Scheme, approved as described in the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Professional Standards (Queensland Law Society Professional Standards Scheme) Notice</span><span style="font-style:italic"> </span><span style="font-style:italic">2016</span><span> (Qld), 30</span><span> </span><span>June 2016, including as modified by the extension published in the Queensland Government Gazette No. 63, 23</span><span> </span><span>April 2021.</span></p></td><td style="width:27.46%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span><span> </span><span>July 2022</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:9.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>22</span></p></td><td style="width:62.74%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The Law Society of Western Australia Professional Standards Scheme, published in the Western Australian Government Gazette No.</span><span> </span><span>23, 8</span><span> </span><span>March 2024</span></p><p class="notemargin"><span>Note:</span><span style="width:15.45pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>This Scheme was formerly the Law Society of Western Australia Professional Standards Scheme, published in the Western Australian Government Gazette No.</span><span> </span><span>62, 7</span><span> </span><span>May 2019.</span></p></td><td style="width:27.46%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span><span> </span><span>July 2024</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:9.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>23</span></p></td><td style="width:62.74%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The Western Australian Bar Association Professional Standards Scheme, published in the Western Australian Government Gazette No. 51, 2</span><span> </span><span>May 2025</span></p><p class="notemargin"><span>Note:</span><span style="width:15.45pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>This Scheme was formerly the Western Australian Bar Association Professional Standards Scheme, published in the Western Australian Government Gazette No.</span><span> </span><span>63, 24</span><span> </span><span>April 2020.</span></p></td><td style="width:27.46%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span><span> </span><span>July 2025</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:9.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span>26</span></p></td><td style="width:62.74%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span>The Law Society of South Australia Professional Standards Scheme, published in the South Australian Government Gazette No.</span><span> </span><span>5, 20</span><span> </span><span>January 2022</span></p><p class="notemargin" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span>Note:</span><span style="width:15.45pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>This Scheme was formerly the Law Society of South Australia Professional Standards Scheme, published in the South Australian Government Gazette No. 21, 5</span><span> </span><span>April 2017, including as modified by the amendments published in the South Australian Government Gazette No. 77, 21</span><span> </span><span>November 2017.</span></p></td><td style="width:27.46%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span>1</span><span> </span><span>July 2022</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:9.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>27</span></p></td><td style="width:62.74%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The South Australian Bar Association Professional Standards Scheme, published in the South Australian Government Gazette No. 15, 10</span><span> </span><span>March 2022</span></p><p class="notemargin"><span>Note:</span><span style="width:15.45pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>This Scheme was formerly the South Australian Bar Association Inc Professional Standards Scheme, published in the South Australian Government Gazette No. 35, 30</span><span> </span><span>May 2017.</span></p></td><td style="width:27.46%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span><span> </span><span>July 2022</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:9.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>34</span></p></td><td style="width:62.74%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The Institute of Public Accountants Professional Standards Scheme, published in the Victoria Government Gazette No. S 598, 27</span><span> </span><span>October 2021</span></p><p class="notemargin"><span>Note:</span><span style="width:15.45pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>This Scheme was formerly the Institute of Public Accountants Professional Standards Scheme, published in the Victoria Government Gazette No. G 42, 18</span><span> </span><span>October 2018, including as modified by the extension published in the Victoria Government Gazette No. S 695, 24</span><span> </span><span>December 2020.</span></p></td><td style="width:27.46%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><a id="_Hlk86314627"><span>22</span><span> </span><span>March 2022</span></a></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:9.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><a id="CU_1859326"></a><span>35</span></p></td><td style="width:62.74%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The Association of Consulting Surveyors National Professional Standards Scheme, published in the New South Wales Government Gazette No.</span><span> </span><span>90, 1</span><span> </span><span>May 2020, including as modified by the extension published in the New South Wales Government Gazette No. 100, 14</span><span> </span><span>March 2025</span></p></td><td style="width:27.46%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The Scheme—1</span><span> </span><span>July 2020</span></p><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-inside:avoid"><span>The extension—1</span><span> </span><span>July 2025</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:9.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><a id="_Hlk82502353"><span>36</span></a></p></td><td style="width:62.74%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The Australian Institute of Building Surveyors Professional Standards Scheme, published in the New South Wales Government Gazette No. 214 on 21</span><span> </span><span>May 2021</span></p></td><td style="width:27.46%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>25</span><span> </span><span>August 2021</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table> ```