Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00115:reg:3:p6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00115
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 6/26)
Character Range: 371048–373871

of those kinds.
employed means engaged in an occupation for remuneration for at least 20 hours a week.
professional year means a course specified by the Minister in an instrument in writing for this definition.
trade qualification means:
 (a) an Australian trade qualification obtained as a result of the completion of:
 (i) an indentured apprenticeship; or
 (ii) a training contract;
  that is required by State or Territory industrial training legislation or a relevant Federal, State or Territory industrial award and involves:
 (iii) part‑time formal training at a technical college or a college of technical and further education; and
 (iv) employment within the meaning of:
 (A) an industrial award under a law of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory; or
 (B) a law of a State or Territory dealing with commercial or industrial training; or
 (b) a qualification, under the Australian Qualifications Framework, of at least the Certificate III level for a skilled occupation in Major Group IV in the ASCO; or
 (c) a qualification, under the Australian Qualifications Framework, of at least the Certificate III level for a skilled occupation in Major Group 3 in ANZSCO.

2.26B  Relevant assessing authorities

Specifying relevant assessing authorities
 (1) Subject to subregulation (1A), the Minister (the Immigration Minister) may, by legislative instrument, specify a person or body as the relevant assessing authority for:
 (a) an occupation; and
 (b) one or more countries;
for the purposes of an application for a skills assessment made by a resident of one of those countries.
 (1A) The Immigration Minister must not specify a person or body as the relevant assessing authority for an occupation and one or more countries unless the person or body has been approved as the assessing authority for the occupation and the countries under subregulation (1B).

Approving assessing authorities
 (1B) For the purposes of subregulation (1A), the Skills Assessment Minister may:
 (a) approve a person or body as the assessing authority for:
 (i) an occupation; and
 (ii) one or more countries; and
 (b) impose one or more conditions on the approval.
 (1BA) The Skills Assessment Minister must not approve a person or body under subregulation (1B) unless the Minister is satisfied that the person or body is suitable to be so approved.
 (1BB) The Skills Assessment Minister must, as soon as practicable after approving a person or body under subregulation (1B):
 (a) give the person or body a written notice that sets out:
 (i) the decision; and
 (ii) the reasons for the decision; and
 (iii) the conditions (if any) imposed on the approval; and
 (b) give a copy of the notice to the Immigration Minister.

Imposition etc. of conditions after approval
 (1BC) If a person or body has been approved under subregulation