Australian Capital Territory
Civil Law (Wrongs) Australian Computer Society Limited Liability (NSW) Scheme Amendment 2011 (No 1)*
Disallowable instrument DI2011–238
made under the  
Civil Law (Wrongs) Act 2002, section 4.10, schedule 4 (Approval of schemes by Minister) and section 4.11, schedule 4 (Amendment and revocation of schemes)

1	Name of instrument
This instrument is the Civil Law (Wrongs) Australian Computer Society Limited Liability (NSW) Scheme Amendment 2011 (No 1).
2	Commencement 
This instrument commences on the day after this instrument is notified, despite anything to the contrary contained in the attached Instrument Amending the Australian Computer Society Limited Liability (NSW) Scheme.
3	Approved amendments to scheme
	Pursuant to section 4.10 and section 4.11, schedule 4 of the Civil Law (Wrongs) Act 2002 I approve the attached Instrument Amending the Australian Computer Society Limited Liability (NSW) Scheme.

Simon Corbell MLA
Attorney General
11/8/2011

Professional Standards Act 1994 (New South Wales)

INSTRUMENT AMENDING THE
ACS LIMITED LIABILITY (NSW) SCHEME

PREAMBLE

A.	The Australian Computer Society Inc. (ACS) is an occupational association.
B.	The ACS scheme (the scheme) commenced on 1 January 2010.
C.	The ACS prepares this instrument of amendment for the purposes of amending the ACS Limited Liability (NSW) Scheme.

AMENDMENT TO THE SCHEME

1.0	This instrument to amend the ACS Limited Liability (NSW) Scheme is prepared under the Professional Standards Act 1994 (NSW) (the Act) by the Australian Computer Society (ACS) whose business address is: Level 11/50 Carrington St, Sydney, NSW 2000. 

Name of the scheme

1.1	Delete the name of the scheme as it appears at the beginning of the document, “The ACS Limited Liability (NSW) Scheme”, and replace it with the name, “The Australian Computer Society Professional Standards Scheme”.

1.2	Delete the name of the scheme as it appears immediately following the Preamble, “The ACS Limited Liability (NSW) Scheme”, and replace it with the name “The Australian Computer Society Professional Standards Scheme”

1.3	Delete the name of the scheme as it appears in clause 1.1 of the scheme, “The ACS scheme”, and replace it with the name “The Australian Computer Society Professional Standards Scheme”.

Mutual recognition

1.4	Delete paragraph H as currently drafted in the Preamble to the scheme, “The scheme is intended to operate as a scheme of New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern Territory, Queensland and Victoria’, 	and replace it with the following paragraph H:

	The scheme is intended to operate as a scheme of New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia and South Australia.

1.5	Delete clause 5.1 of the scheme, "This scheme will commence on 1 January 2010 and will be in force for a period of 5 years from the date of commencement" and replace it with the following text:

The scheme shall be in force after its commencement in all applicable jurisdictions until 31 December 2014, unless otherwise extended, or it is revoked, or otherwise ceases operation or to have effect.

COMMENCEMENT

2.0 	The amendment will commence on the date immediately following the date of its publication in the Government Gazette.