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The battle against child exploitation and abuse will be substantially boosted with the opening of the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE) in Brisbane today.  Abuse of children is a global epidemic that is becoming more prevalent, more organised and more extreme.

The Minister for Home Affairs, Hon Peter Dutton MP says the following:

"The ACCCE will be at the centre of a collaborative national approach to combatting organised crime led by the AFP with oversight from the Transnational, Serious and Organised Crime (TSOC) Coordinator Deputy Commissioner Karl Kent.

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Many migration applicants consider applying for certification by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI), as successful completion of a suitable course can provide 5 points towards independent skilled migration.

NAATI now accepts TOEFL scores to meet their requirements for their programs.  The required scores can be found here: https://www.naati.com.au/certification/certification-prerequisites/english-proficiency/

TOEFL iBT scores are recognised for skills assessments for almost all professional bodies in Australia.  View a list of organisations accepting TOEFL scores in the Score Reports for Professional Bodies section of this page: www.ets.org/toefl/australia.

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The purpose of the instrument is as follows:

(a) to provide an additional manner for lodging a paper application form for the Refugee and Humanitarian (Class XB) visas that was not specified in the previous instrument IMMI 17/051; 

(b) to remove the Onshore Protection Victoria and the Special Humanitarian Processing Centre in Melbourne as approved places for lodging a Protection (Class XA) visa application or a Refugee and Humanitarian (Class XB) visa application that was available in the previous instrument IMMI 17/051.

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1.      Employer Sponsored Entry Program

The Home Affairs released the following statement in relation to Employer Nomination as well as Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme.  The provisions will come into effect on Monday, 3 September 2018 which include new arrangements for managing queries regarding refusal decisions for the Permanent Employer Sponsored Entry (PESE) program (subclass 186 and 187 visas) will come into effect.

From 3 September 2018, all queries related to refusal decisions for subclass 186/187 visa applications should be sent to Employer Sponsored Program Management (ESPM) via the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. mailbox.

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The purpose of the instrument is to specify an increased daily amount for the purpose of subsection 262(2) of the Act. The amount calculated is based on an average across all facilities based on the bandwidth aligned with the operational capacity of each facility with a daily rate of $489.11. 

The new rate has been approved by the Department of Home Affairs’ Chief Finance Officer to reflect the current cost of keeping and maintaining a person in immigration detention. The amount recoverable includes:

- The amount applicable to the person for the cost of keeping and maintaining the person while in immigration detention, as per paragraph 262(1)(c) of the Act.

Source: Determination-of-daily-maintenance-amounts-for-persons-in-detention.pdf (Instrument)

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