{"id":"F2006B00463","name":"Migration Act 1958 - Notice under subsection 96(1) - Specification of Pool Mark in relation to Applications for Class AJ Visas (Skilled - Australian Linked (Migrant)) - June 1997","slug":"f2006b00463","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":322150,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B00463-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Migration Act 1958 - Notice under subsection 96(1) - Specification of Pool Mark in relation to Applications for Class AJ Visas (Skilled - Australian Linked (Migrant)) - June 1997","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nCommonwealth of Australia\n\nMigration Act 1958\n\nMigration Regulations\n\nNOTICE UNDER SUBSECTION 96(1)\n\nSPECIFICATION OF POOL MARK IN RELATION TO APPLICATIONS FOR CLASS AJ VISAS (SKILLED – AUSTRALIAN LINKED (MIGRANT))\n\nI, PHILIP RUDDOCK, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, acting under subsection 96(1) of the Migration Act 1958, hereby specify that the pool mark in relation to Class AJ (Skilled – Australian Linked) visas for the purposes of the Migration Act and the Migration Regulations is 110 points.\n\nThis notice has effect on and from 1 July 1997.\n\nDated 16 June 1997\n\nPHILIP RUDDOCK\n\nMinister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs\n\n\\[NOTE. Subsection 96(1) of the Migration Act 1958 provides that the Minister may, from time to time, by notice in the Gazette, specify the pool mark in relation to a class of visas for the purposes of the Act and Regulations.\\]","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2263},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This notice exercises the specific power in section 96(1) of the Migration Act 1958 exactly as intended—to specify a points threshold for a particular visa class. The scope remains strictly limited to setting the pool mark for Class AJ visas and has not expanded beyond this original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single numerical determination (110 points)","No defined terms within the instrument","No cross-references or conditional logic","Straightforward exercise of a specific ministerial power"],"plain_english_summary":"This notice set the minimum points score — the “pool mark” — at 110 for applicants for the Class AJ (Skilled – Australian Linked Migrant) visa, effective 1 July 1997. It affected skilled migrants with Australian links (e.g. family, prior work/study) by establishing the cut‑off that determined who could enter processing under the points-based system."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2006b00463","history":"/api/acts/f2006b00463/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2006b00463/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2006b00463/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2006b00463/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2006b00463/documents"}}