Australian Government Department of Immigration and Citizenship

Contact Details for Assessing Authorities

The following list includes all current assessing authorities and their contact details. Applicants must contact these assessing authorities to obtain valid skills assessment. National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition (NOOSR) ceased conducting skills assessments for teaching occupations in 2005. Please do not approach NOOSR for a new skills assessment. If you have valid skills assessment certificate issued by NOOSR, please contact NOOSR for advice before lodging your application for skilled migration. Email: educational.noosr@deewr.gov.au All enquiries regarding obtaining new skills assessments for teaching occupations should be forwarded to the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL), formerly known as Teaching Australia (TA). Architects Accreditation Council of Australia (AACA) Address: Architects Accreditation Council of Australia PO Box 236 Civic Square Canberra ACT 2608 Australia Email: mail@aaca.org.au Website: Architects Accreditation Council of Australia Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) Address: Australian Association of Social Workers Overseas Qualifications Assessment PO Box 4956 Kingston ACT 2604 Australia Email: aaswiqa@aasw.asn.au Website: Australian Association of Social Workers Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine (ACPSEM) Address: Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine Suite 3.13 Aero 247 Coward Street Mascot NSW 2020 Australia Email: admin@acpsem.org.au Website: Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine
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Australian Computer Society (ACS) Address: Australian Computer Society PO Box Q534 Queen Victoria Building Sydney NSW 1230 Australia Email: info@acs.org.au Website: Australian Computer Society

Australian Dental Council (ADC) Address: Australian Dental Council Ground Floor 120 Jolimont Road East Melbourne Vic. 3002 Australia Email: info@dentalcouncil.net.au Website: Australian Dental Council Australian Institute of Management (AIM) Address: Australian Institute of Management Management Skills Assessment Unit PO Box 200 Spring Hill Qld 4004 Australia Email: migration@aim.com.au Website: Management Skills Assessment Unit for Skilled Migration Australian Institute of Medical Scientists (AIMS) Address: Australian Institute of Medical Scientists PO Box 2426 Toowong Qld 4066 Australia Email: aimsnat@aims.org.au Website: Australian Institute of Medical Scientists Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (AIQS) Address: Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors PO Box 301 Deakin West ACT 2600 Australia Email: contact@aiqs.com.au Website: Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors

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Australian Institute of Radiography (AIR) Address: Australian Institute of Radiography PO Box 16234 Collins street West Vic. 8007 Australia Email: standards@air.asn.au Website: Australian Institute of Radiography Australian Institute of Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) Address: Australian Institute of Teaching and School Leadership Skills Assessment Unit PO Box 4774 Acton ACT 2601 Australia Email: overseasquals@aitsl.edu.au Website: Australian Institute of Teaching and School Leadership Australian Community Workers Association(ACWA) Address: Australian Community Workers Association PO Box 42 Flinders Lane Post Office Melbourne Vic. 8009 Australia Email: info@acwa.org.au Website: Australian Community Workers Association Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) Address: Ship Operators and Qualifications Maritime Operations Australian Maritime Safety Authority GPO Box 2181 Canberra ACT 2601 Australia Email: maritime.qualifications@amsa.gov.au Website: Australian Maritime Safety Authority

Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) Address: Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council PO Box 400 Canberra City ACT 2601 Australia Email: anmac@anmac.org.au Website: Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council

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Australian and New Zealand Osteopathic Council (ANZOC) Address: Australian and New Zealand Osteopathic Council PO Box 42 Alexandria NSW 1435 Email: admin@anzoc.org.au Website: Australian and New Zealand Osteopathic Council Australian and New Zealand Podiatry Accreditation Council (ANZPAC) Address: Australian and New Zealand Podiatry Accreditation Council Suite 3, 154 Fullarton Road Rose Park SA 5067 Australia Email: admin@anzpac.org.au Website: Australian and New Zealand Podiatry Accreditation Council Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine (ANZSNM) Address: Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine Secretariat PO Box 7108 Upper Ferntree Gully Vic. 3156 Australia Email: secretariat@anzsnm.org.au Website: Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine Australian Pharmacy Council (APharmC) Address: Australian Pharmacy Council PO Box 269 Civic Square ACT 2608 Australia Email: apec@pharmacycouncil.org.au Website: Australian Pharmacy Council Australian Physiotherapy Council (APC) Address: Australian Physiotherapy Council GPO Box 587 Canberra ACT 2601 Australia Email: enquiries@physiocouncil.com.au Website: Australian Physiotherapy Council

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Australian Psychological Society (APS) Address: Australian Psychological Society PO Box 38 Flinders Lane Post Office Melbourne Vic. 8009 Australia Email: membership@psychsociety.com.au Website: Australian Psychological Society Australasian Veterinary Boards Council (AVBC) Address: Australasian Veterinary Boards Council Level 8, 470 Collins Street Melbourne Vic. 3000 Australia Email: admin@avbc.asn.au Website: Australasian Veterinary Boards Council Certified Practising Accountants of Australia (CPAA) Address: Qualifications Assessment Unit CPA Australia GPO Box 2820 Melbourne Vic. 3001 Australia Email: mais.assessment@cpaaustralia.com.au Website: CPA Australia Council on Chiropractic Education Australasia (CCEA) Address: Council on Chiropractic Education Australasia PO Box 100 Rosewood Qld 4340 Australia c.c.e.a@bigpond.com Email: Website: Council on Chiropractic Education Australasia Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) Address: Civil Aviation Safety Authority GPO Box 2005 Canberra ACT 2601 Australia Email: clarc@casa.gov.au Website: Civil Aviation Safety Authority Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA) Address: Dietitians Association of Australia 1/8 Phipps Close Deakin ACT 2600 Australia Email: nationaloffice@daa.asn.au Website: Dieticians Association of Australia

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Engineers Australia Address: Engineers Australia Engineering House 11 National Circuit Barton ACT 2600 Australia Email: msa@engineersaustralia.org.au Website: Engineers Australia Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA) Address: Qualifications Assessment Section GPO Box 9985 Sydney NSW 2001 Australia Email: service@charteredaccountants.com.au Website: Chartered Accountants Medical Board of Australia (MBA) If your nominated occupation is medical practitioner, please consult the departments website for information on the skills assessment process. See: Doctors and Nurses National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI) Address: National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI) PO Box 223 Deakin West ACT 2600 Australia Email: info@naati.com.au Website: National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI) Address: National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI) PO Box 223 Deakin West ACT 2600 Australia Email: info@naati.com.au Website: National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters

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Occupational Therapy Council (OTC) Address: Occupational Therapy Council (Australia and NZ) Suite 3, 154 Fullarton Road Rose Park SA 5067 Australia Email: admin@cotrb.com.au Website: Occupational Therapy Council

Optometry Council of Australia and New Zealand (OCANZ) Address: Optometry Council of Australia and New Zealand PO Box 1327 Collingwood Vic. 3065 Australia Email: enquiries@ocanz.org Website: Optometry Council of Australia and New Zealand Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) Address: Institute of Public Accountants GPO Box 1637 Melbourne Vic. 3001 Australia Email: natoffice@publicaccountants.org.au Website: Institute of Public Accountants State Legal Admissions Authority (SLAA) If your nominated occupation is legal practitioner you must first make application for admission as a lawyer to the State Legal Admission Authority in the relevant state or territory in which you intend to settle and practice. When you have been accepted, you do not need any other skills assessment for your skilled, migration application. New South Wales Address: The Professional Services Officer Legal Profession Admission Board GPO Box 3980 Sydney NSW 2001 Australia Email: ag_lpab@agd.nsw.gov.au Website: Lawlink Queensland Address: Legal Practitioners Admissions Board GPO Box 1785 Brisbane Qld 4001 2nd Floor, Law Society House 179 Ann Street Brisbane Qld 4000 Australia Email: admissions@qls.com.au
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South Australia Address:

Email: Tasmania Address:

The Registrar Legal Practitioners Registry GPO Box 2066 Adelaide SA 5001 Australia email@lawsocietysa.asn.au The Secretary Board of Legal Education GPO Box 1133 Hobart Tas. 7001 Australia info@taslawsociety.asn.au Council of Legal Education and Board of Examiners Ground Floor 451 Little Bourke Street Melbourne Vic. 3000 Australia lawadmissions@justice.gov.au

Email: Victoria Address:

Email: Western Australia Address: The Secretary Legal Practice Board 5th Floor Kings Building 533 Hay Street Perth WA 6000 Australia Email: general@lpbwa.com
Northern Territory

Address:

The Secretary Legal Practitioners Admissions Board GPO Box 3946 Darwin NT 0801 Australia

Speech Pathology Association of Australia (SPAA) Address: Speech Pathology Association of Australia 2nd Floor 11-19 Bank Place Melbourne Vic. 3000 Australia Email: office@speechpatologyaustralia.org.au Website: Speech Pathology Association of Australia

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Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute (SSSI) Address: Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute PO Box 307 Deakin West ACT 2600 Australia Email: support@sssi.org.au Website: Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute Speech Pathology Association of Australia (SPAA) Address: Speech Pathology Association of Australia 2nd Floor 11-19 Bank Place Melbourne Vic. 3000 Australia Email: office@speechpatologyaustralia.org.au Website: Speech Pathology Association of Australia Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute (SSSI) Address: Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute PO Box 307 Deakin West ACT 2600 Australia Email: support@sssi.org.au Website: Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services (VETASSESS) Address: Qualifications Assessment Unit Level 4 478 Albert Street East Melbourne Vic. 3002 VETASSESS GPO Box 2752 Melbourne Vic. 3001 Australia vetassess@vetassess.com.au VETASSESS

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