{"id":"F2006B00464","name":"Migration Act 1958 - Notice under subsection 96(1) - Specification of Pool Mark in relation to Applications for Independent (Migrant) (Class AT) Visas - February 1998","slug":"f2006b00464","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":322153,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B00464-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Migration Act 1958 - Notice under subsection 96(1) -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 Independent (Migrant) (Class AT) Visas - February 1998","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 INDEPENDENT (MIGRANT) (CLASS AT) VISAS\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 Independent (Migrant) (Class AT) visas for the purposes of the Migration Act and the Migration Regulations is 95 points.\n\nDated 27 February 1998\n\nPHILIP RUDDOCK\n\nMinister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs\n\n\\[NOTE (1) 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.\n\nNOTE (2) This instrument comes into effect from the date of publication in the Gazette\\]","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2012},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This notice performs exactly the specific function authorised by subsection 96(1) of the Migration Act 1958—specifying a numeric points threshold (pool mark) for a particular visa class. There is no indication of scope expansion beyond the original statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operational provision consisting of one sentence","No defined terms within the instrument itself","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Straightforward numerical specification without formulas or calculations"],"plain_english_summary":"This notice fixes the minimum points threshold (the \"pool mark\") for Independent Skilled Migrant visas (Class AT) at 95 points in 1998. It affects applicants seeking migration without employer or family sponsorship: those scoring 95 or more proceed toward processing, while lower scores remain in the pool until the threshold changes or their points increase."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2006b00464","history":"/api/acts/f2006b00464/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2006b00464/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2006b00464/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2006b00464/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2006b00464/documents"}}