{"id":"F2005B02494","name":"Migration Act 1958 - Notice under subsection 96(1) - Specification of Pool Mark in Relation to Applications for Skilled - New Zealand Citizen (Residence) (Class DB) Visas - April 2004","slug":"f2005b02494","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":331373,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B02494-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Commonwealth of Australia","sectionType":"part","heading":"Commonwealth of Australia","content":"# Commonwealth of Australia\n\nMigration Act 1958","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Migration Regulations 1994","sectionType":"part","heading":"Migration Regulations 1994","content":"## Migration Regulations 1994\n\nNOTICE UNDER SUBSECTION 96(1) OF THE MIGRATION ACT\n\nSPECIFICATION OF POOL MARK IN RELATION TO APPLICATIONS FOR SKILLED - NEW ZEALAND CITIZEN (RESIDENCE) (CLASS DB) VISAS\n\nI, AMANDA VANSTONE, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, acting under regulation 1.17 of the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’) and subsection 96(1) of the Migration Act 1958 (‘the Act’) hereby:\n\n1. SPECIFY the pool mark for the purposes of the Act and the Regulations in relation to applications for Skilled - New Zealand Citizen (Residence) (Class DB) visas as follows:\n\n in relation to applications for Subclass 861 (Skilled - Onshore Independent New Zealand Citizen) visas made before 8 May 2002, the pool mark is 110 points;\n\n in relation to applications for Subclass 861 (Skilled - Onshore Independent New Zealand Citizen) visas made between 8 May 2002 and 13 April 2004 (inclusive), the pool mark is 115 points;\n\n in relation to applications for Subclass 861 (Skilled - Onshore Independent New Zealand Citizen) visas made on or after 14 April 2004, the pool mark is 120 points; and\n\n in relation to applications for Subclass 862 (Skilled - Onshore Australian-sponsored New Zealand Citizen) visas, the pool mark is 110 points.\n\nThis notice has effect on and from 14 April 2004.\n\nDated 1 April 2004.\n\nAMANDA VANSTONE\n\nMinister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs\n\n\\[NOTE: Subsection 96(1) of the Act provides the Minister may, from time to time, by notice in the Gazette, specify, in relation to a class of visas, the pool mark for the purposes of the Act and the Regulations.\\]","sortOrder":1}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1346},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This notice performs the exact function authorised by subsection 96(1) of the Migration Act 1958, which expressly permits the Minister to specify pool marks by Gazette notice. The instrument has not expanded beyond this specific statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Three separate date ranges creating different thresholds for the same visa subclass (Subclass 861)","Technical migration terminology requiring context ('pool mark', 'Class DB', 'Subclass 861/862')","Cross-references to Migration Act 1958 and Migration Regulations 1994","Distinction between independent and sponsored visa streams with different rules"],"plain_english_summary":"This notice raises the minimum points (the \"pool mark\") New Zealand citizens must meet to get permanent residence under Australia’s skilled-migration onshore visas for NZ citizens (Subclass 861 and 862). It affects NZ citizens living in Australia applying for independent or family‑sponsored skilled residence.\n\nIndependent applicants now need 110 points if they applied before 8 May 2002, 115 for 8 May 2002–13 April 2004, and 120 if on/after 14 April 2004; sponsored applicants (Subclass 862) remain at 110. This makes independent access to PR notably harder."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2005b02494","history":"/api/acts/f2005b02494/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2005b02494/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2005b02494/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2005b02494/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2005b02494/documents"}}