Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification of Occupations, a Person or Body, a Country or Countries - IMMI 16/060 (Cth)

Commonwealth of Australia

Migration Regulations 1994

SPECIFICATION OF OCCUPATIONS, A PERSON OR BODY, A COUNTRY OR COUNTRIES 2016/060

(Regulation 1.03, subregulations 1.15I(1) and 2.26B(1), paragraph 2.72I(5)(ba), sub-subparagraph 5.19(4)(h)(i)(A), Item 4(a) of the table in subitem 1137(4), Item 4(a) of the table in subitem 1138(4) and Item 4(a) of the table in subitem 1230(4), paragraph 1229(3)(k) and paragraph 186.234(2)(a))

I, PETER DUTTON, Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, acting under regulation 1.03, subregulations 1.15I(1) and 2.26B(1), paragraph 2.72I(5)(ba), sub-subparagraph 5.19(4)(h)(i)(A), Item 4(a) of the table in subitem 1137(4), Item 4(a) of the table in subitem 1138(4) and Item 4(a) of the table in subitem 1230(4), paragraph 1229(3)(k) and paragraph 186.234(2)(a) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations):

1. SPECIFY, in relation to a person who is issued an invitation on or after 1 July 2015 but before 1 July 2016 to make an application for a: a) Subclass 189 Skilled – Independent visa; or b) Subclass 489 Skilled – Regional (Provisional) visa, if the applicant is not nominated by a State or Territory government agency; and if applicable, in relation to a spouse or de facto partner of that person: 1. each occupation listed in Column A of Schedule 1 to this Instrument is to be a skilled occupation that is applicable to the person, for the purposes of paragraph 1.15I(1)(a) of the Regulations; and 2. the person or body listed in Column D of Schedule 1 to this Instrument is the relevant assessing authority for the corresponding skilled occupation listed in Column A of Schedule 1 to this instrument, for the purposes of paragraph 2.26B(1)(a) of the Regulations; and 3. the country or countries corresponding to each skilled occupation listed in Column A of Schedule 1 and relevant assessing authority listed in Column D of Schedule 1 to this Instrument as the country or countries for which the specified person or body is the relevant assessing authority for the purposes of an application for a skills assessment in that skilled occupation made by a resident of one of those countries included in Column C of Schedule 1 to this Instrument, for the purposes of paragraph 2.26B(1)(b) of the Regulations; and 4. each skilled occupation in Column A of Schedule 1 to this instrument that is applicable to the person, for the purposes of Item 4(a) of the table in subitem 1137(4) and Item 4(a) of the table in subitem 1230(4) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations; and