Thanks for the feedback.
Just had to take a look at what CAAP was, and also the OLD ANO's
and it appears that there is absolutely NO change what so ever to
"an Initial Issue".
An Australian IPC is strictly limited to a two year period. Once it goes over that, then suddenly a simulator cannot be used to revalidate or reinstate or renew the IFR rating.
Using the FAA number of 61 and calling it an IPC gives an illusion that it is something like what the FAA have but in reality, the bureaucracy and endless CASA language terms and terminology just keeps on proliferating making it more complicated with an ever increasing cost to the industry and pilots that I had completely forgotten about.