{"id":"F2006B00559","name":"Migration Act 1958 - Notice under subsection 96(1) - Specification of Pool Mark in relation to Applications for Skilled - Australian-sponsored Overseas Students (Residence) (Class DE) Subclass 881 Visas - June 2001","slug":"f2006b00559","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":322179,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B00559-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Migration Act 1958 - Notice under subsection 96(1) -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 Skilled - Australian-sponsored Overseas Students (Residence) (Class DE) Subclass 881 Visas - June 2001","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n \n\n![](image.001.png)\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n# Commonwealth of Australia\n\n \n\n \n\nMigration Act 1958\n\n \n\n \n\nMigration Regulations 1994\n\n \n\n \n\nNOTICE UNDER SUBSECTION 96(1)\n\n \n\n \n\nSPECIFICATION OF POOL MARK IN RELATION TO APPLICATIONS FOR\n\nSKILLED – AUSTRALIAN-SPONSORED OVERSEAS STUDENTS (RESIDENCE)\n\n(CLASS DE) SUBCLASS 881 VISAS\n\n \n\n \n\nI, PHILIP RUDDOCK, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, acting under subsection 96(1) of the Migration Act 1958 (“the Act”), hereby specify that the pool mark in relation to applications for Skilled – Australian - sponsored Overseas Student (Class DE) subclass 881 visas for the purposes of the Act and the Migration Regulations 1994 is 110.\n\n \n\nDated        28  June    2001.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nPHILIP RUDDOCK\n\nMinister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n[NOTE:(1) Subsection 96(1) of the Act provides that the Minister may, from time to time by notice in the Gazette, specify the pass mark in relation to a class of visas for the purposes of the Act and Regulations.]\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":3071},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains its original narrow scope. It performs exactly the technical function authorized by subsection 96(1) of the Migration Act 1958: specifying a single numeric threshold (the pool mark) for a specific visa subclass. There is no expansion of scope beyond this specific administrative setting."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision consisting of one numeric value (110)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","No defined terms within the instrument itself","Length of approximately 150 words","Minimal cross-referencing (only to the empowering provision in the parent Act)"],"plain_english_summary":"This notice sets the pool mark for Subclass 881 (Skilled – Australian‑sponsored Overseas Student) at 110 points. It affected overseas students in Australia seeking permanent residence via employer, family or government sponsorship. Applicants scoring below 110 were refused; those with 110 or more were placed in a processing “pool” for up to two years, giving time for circumstances or pass marks to change before a final decision."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2006b00559","history":"/api/acts/f2006b00559/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2006b00559/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2006b00559/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2006b00559/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2006b00559/documents"}}